Summaries

The Dead End Kids are sent to military school.

Colonel Riker was a hero in the trenches in 1918. He now heads Washington Military Academy. His pal Bill Duncan, dying, requests Riker to school his son Shirley ("Slip"), a juvenile delinquent. Slip starts fights, disputes all regulations, but Riker believes in him. When the truth comes out, that Slip got into the academy as a means of evading reform school, Slip leaves, but Jack Rollins tries to stop him. The squad roughhouses Slip, but in the mêlée, Jack is pushed out a window. Hurt badly, he nevertheless begs that Slip be kept. Slip has a change of heart, but now must contend with the boys who hate him.—Jim Beaver <[email protected]>

Details

Keywords
  • prohibition
  • juvenile delinquent
  • military school
  • dead end kids
  • ruse
Genres
  • Action
  • Comedy
  • Drama
Release date Nov 17, 1939
Motion Picture Rating (MPA) Approved
Countries of origin United States
Language English
Filming locations Warner Ranch, Calabasas, California, USA
Production companies Warner Bros.

Box office

Gross US & Canada $95100

Tech specs

Runtime 1h 2m
Color Black and White
Sound mix Mono
Aspect ratio 1.37 : 1

Synopsis

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