Name: Hell's House
Genre: Drama
Released: 1932
Rating: 43.43333333333334
Cast: Bette Davis, Pat O’Brien, Junior Durkin, Frank Coghlan Jr., Emma Dunn

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EXPOSED! The Grim Joke of Justice!

A teenager lands in a brutal reform school for refusing to squeal on his bootlegger boss.

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Mood: DarkBleakGrittySeriousDepressing
Themes: The Human ConditionComing Of AgeLoss Of InnocenceBetrayalMoral AmbiguityRedemptionJustice Vs. RevengePursuit Of Happiness
Plot: Prison BreakCourtroom DramaMoral DilemmasInnocence LostJuvenile DelinquencyCorruptionTeen AngstSurvival In Harsh Environment
Pacing: Building SuspenseUnrelentingSlow-Paced
Narrative: Real-Time NarrativeReverse Chronology
Dialog: Minimalist DialoguePoetic Language
Character Types: EverymanOutcastInnocent
Time: 1930s
Place: Rural CountrysidePrisonJuvenile Reform School
Cinematic Style: Film Noir AestheticsUse Of Shadows
Costume and Set: Period-Accurate Costumes

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Directed by:

Howard Higgin, Allen G. Siegler

Produced by:

B.F. Zeidman

Cast

Bette Davis

Peggy Gardner

Pat O’Brien

Matt Kelly

Junior Durkin

James "Jimmy" Mason

Frank Coghlan Jr.

Shorty

Emma Dunn

Emma Clark

Charley Grapewin

Henry Clark

Morgan Wallace

Frank Gebhardt

Hooper Atchley

Captain of the Guard

Wallis Clark

Judge Robinson

James A. Marcus

Charles Thompson

Mary Alden

Lucy Mason

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