7.7
“EXPOSED! The Grim Joke of Justice!”
Hell's House (1932)
January 30, 19321h 12mEN
5.2
28 votes
Overview
A teenager lands in a brutal reform school for refusing to squeal on his bootlegger boss.
Director
Howard HigginWriters
Where to Watch
Streaming availability for India
Stream
Free
Top Billed Cast
Status
Released
Original Language
English
Budget
N/A
Revenue
N/A
Production Companies
Capitol Film ExchangeB.F. Zeidman Productions Ltd.
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CinemaSerf
6.0Despite the fact that Bette Davis takes top billing here, she rarely features in this rather effective tale of a young boy "Jimmy" (Junior Durkin), who does the right thing and ends up taking the rap for bootlegger "Kelly" (Pat O'Brien). His integrity now sees him in Reform School for three years. There he befriends "Shorty" (Frank Coghlan Jr.) and together we experience the hardships faced by these young men as they are essentially incarcerated, used and forgotten about. Meantime, newspaper man "Gebhardt" (Morgan Wallace) is set on exposing the truth about this place and improving the standar…
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