Hell's House (1932)
- Starring:
- Charles Grapewin, Junior Coughlan, (more)
- Director(s):
- Howard Higgin
- Format(s):
- DVD
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Synopsis of Hell's House
Bette Davis was on loan from Universal when she appeared in this little juvenile delinquent melodrama from independent producer B.F. Zeidman. Although Davis earned above-title billing (along with Pat O'Brien), Junior Durkin is the real star, a teenager who is sent to juvenile prison after being caught in a raid on a bootlegging establishment operated by Kelly (O'Brien). At juvenile hall, Jimmy befriends Shorty (Frank Coghlan Jr.), a sickly youth who is subsequently sent to solitary confinement. When it appears that Shorty will die without medical attention, Jimmy escapes and manages to contact Kelly's kindhearted girlfriend, Peggy Gardner (Davis). The latter goes to the newspapers and the resulting uproar helps change the inhuman conditions in the country's youth detentions. Unfortunately, the efforts come too late for Shorty, who has already died from the abuse. ~ Hans J. Wollstein, Rovi
- Theatrical Feature Running Time:
- 72 mins
Complete Cast of Hell's House
- Charles Grapewin - Uncle Henry
- Junior Durkin - Jimmy Mason
- Mary Alden - Mrs. Mason
- Wallis Clark - Judge Robinson
- Emma Dunn - Jimmy's Aunt
- James Marcus - Superintendent Thompson
- Junior Coughlan - Shorty
- Pat O'Brien - Matt Kelly
- Hooper Atchley - Sadistic Guard
- Bette Davis - Peggy Gardner
- Morgan Wallace - Newspaper Publisher
- Director(s):
- Howard Higgin
- Writer(s):
- Paul Gangelin, Harrison Orkow
- Producer(s):
- B.F. Zeidman
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