Hell's House
Alpha Video (1932)
Drama
In Collection
#5806
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089218424792
IMDB   6.3
1 hr 12 mins USA / English
DVD  Region   NR
Bette Davis Peggy Gardner
Emma Dunn Emma Clark
Pat O'Brien Matt Kelly
Charlie Grapewin
Morgan Wallace Frank Gebhardt
Junior Coughlin
Junior Dirkin
Junior Durkin Jimmy Mason
Frank Coghlan Jr. Shorty
Charley Grapewin Henry Clark
Hooper Atchley Captain of the Guard
Wallis Clark Judge Robinson
James A. Marcus Superintendant Charles Thompson
Dick Curtis
Mary Alden
Director
Howard Higgin
Producer B.F. Zeidman
Writer Howard Higgin
Paul Gangelin

An orphan is pushed to the limits of suffering when he is sent to a juvenile detention hall. Jimmy is sentenced to a term of hard labor after taking the rap for a bootlegger. Greeted at the reformatory gates by the howls of punished boys and the frail bodies of teenage laborers, he soon learns that there are even worse horrors in store for him. The severe treatment threatens the life of his friend Shorty, and Jimmy risks his own safety to save him. After making a daring escape, Jimmy pleads with Matt Kelly (Pat O'Brien) and Peggy Gardner (Bette Davis) to expose the brutality of juvenile hall and free his dying friend Hell's House, one of the first drams to portray the real-life horrors of prison life, is uplifted by strong performances from Bette Davis and Pat O'Brien. Davis, at the height of her talent, was loaned from Universal specifically for this film.

**Please be advised that while a great effort is made in restoring these films in their entirety, portions which have been destroyed beyond repair may have been edited out.**
Edition Details
Distributor Alpha Video
Release Date 10/21/2003
Packaging Keep Case
Screen Ratio Standard 1.33:1 Color
Audio Tracks ENGLISH: Dolby Digital Stereo
Layers Single Side, Single Layer
No. of Disks/Tapes 1

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