Riot in Juvenile Prison

Apr 1, 1959

1h 11m

★ 5.2

Their teen-age emotions were tender and ripe… SOMETHING HAD TO EXPLODE!

Overview

When the shootings of two juvenile inmates bring public protest, a psychologist is brought in to see if he can do anything to control the problems peacefully.

Genres

Crime

Drama

Thriller

Production Companies

Robert E. Kent Productions

Vogue Pictures

United Artists

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Cast

Paul A. Furman

Jerome Thor

Grace Hartwell

Marcia Henderson

Edward R. "Eddie" Bassett

Scott Marlowe

Col. Ernest Walton

John Hoyt

Kitty Anderson

Virginia Aldridge

Babe

Dorothy Provine

Stu Killion

Richard Tyler

Dink

Jack Grinnage

Bess Monahan

Ann Doran

Inmate (uncredited)

Craig Slocum

Andy (uncredited)

Richard Reeves

Governor Pomeroy (uncredited)

Al McGranary

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