frankie darro was a wonderful child actor who excelled at playing pugnacious little toughs with gigantic chips on their shoulders. he appeared in a couple of top films of the early 30s  the public enemy (1931) and a ground breaking crime drama and wild boys of the road (1933) and a topical depression era movie about kids who ride the rails. he was essentially a younger version of james cagney. although short of height and his willingness to do his own stunts kept him employed in a series of programmers when the bigger studios had no more use for him. crime school was supposed to be a remake of the mayor of hell but it had far more humour in it and featured the dead end kids and humphrey bogart as a very laid back deputy commisssioner. the mayor of hell is really a combination of hell house or crime school or boy town. even though cagney do not make his appearance until around the 25th minute his impact (as usual) was immediate. he plays a hot headed gangster who is on the payroll of a political group run by the mob. jimmy smith (frankie darro) and his gang (including farina from our gang) run a car washing racket but bite off more than they can chew when they rob a general store and push the owner through a plate glass window. they appear before the juvenile court and are sentenced to go to the state reformatory. it is painted in glowing terms  a model school where boys are given a chance to learn a trade. in reality and it is a hellish place run by a sadistic warden and mr. thompson (outstandingly played by dudley digges). the only compassionate person is dorothy griffith and the live in nurse (played by madge evans). patsy gargan (james cagney) has been given the job as the new deputy commissioner and as a favour. on his arrival at the school he witnesses a failed escape attempt and after talking to dorothy and realises the school needs sweeping reforms. he is soon running the school and brings in a system of self government  rather along the lines of boy town. even though cagney doesn not have a lot to do and the picture is carried along to it gripping climax by the energy of darro. after patsy is temporarily out of the picture (he accidentally shoots a mobster and has to leave the state) and thompson returns and his brutal treatment and resulting in the death of a boy (skinny) turn the rest of the boys into an angry mob. they burn down a barn and thompson falls to his death  patsy returning just in time to quieten the mob with some sobering talk. sure and all the boys seemed to get was a stiff talking to for their crimes but i do disagree with one of the reviewers  thompson was more than just a meanie. his sadistic treatment resulted in a boy death. there is a scene at the beginning where the boys are served some inedible slop  thompson orders ham and eggs and keeps piling the butter on his bread while talking to dorothy. allan jenkins plays uncle mike and sheila terry and although billed only as a blonde has one of the most memorable lines when she pouts and says i thought there was going to be young boys here and where are they. highly recommended. 
frankie darro was a wonderful child actor who excelled at playing pugnacious little toughs with gigantic chips on their shoulders. he appeared in a couple of top films of the early 30s  the public enemy (1931) and a ground breaking crime drama and wild boys of the road (1933) and a topical depression era movie about kids who ride the rails. he was essentially a younger version of james cagney. although short of height and his willingness to do his own stunts kept him employed in a series of programmers when the bigger studios had no more use for him. crime school was supposed to be a remake of the mayor of hell but it had far more humour in it and featured the dead end kids and humphrey bogart as a very laid back deputy commisssioner. the mayor of hell is really a combination of hell house or crime school or boy town. even though cagney do not make his appearance until around the 25th minute his impact (as usual) was immediate. he plays a hot headed gangster who is on the payroll of a political group run by the mob. jimmy smith (frankie darro) and his gang (including farina from our gang) run a car washing racket but bite off more than they can chew when they rob a general store and push the owner through a plate glass window. they appear before the juvenile court and are sentenced to go to the state reformatory. it is painted in glowing terms  a model school where boys are given a chance to learn a trade. in reality and it is a hellish place run by a sadistic warden and mr. thompson (outstandingly played by dudley digges). the only compassionate person is dorothy griffith and the live in nurse (played by madge evans). patsy gargan (james cagney) has been given the job as the new deputy commissioner and as a favour. on his arrival at the school he witnesses a failed escape attempt and after talking to dorothy and realises the school needs sweeping reforms. he is soon running the school and brings in a system of self government  rather along the lines of boy town. even though cagney doesn not have a lot to do and the picture is carried along to it gripping climax by the energy of darro. after patsy is temporarily out of the picture (he accidentally shoots a mobster and has to leave the state) and thompson returns and his brutal treatment and resulting in the death of a boy (skinny) turn the rest of the boys into an angry mob. they burn down a barn and thompson falls to his death  patsy returning just in time to quieten the mob with some sobering talk. sure and all the boys seemed to get was a stiff talking to for their crimes but i do disagree with one of the reviewers  thompson was more than just a meanie. his sadistic treatment resulted in a boy death. there is a scene at the beginning where the boys are served some inedible slop  thompson orders ham and eggs and keeps piling the butter on his bread while talking to dorothy. allan jenkins plays uncle mike and sheila terry and although billed only as a blonde has one of the most memorable lines when she pouts and says i thought there was going to be young boys here and where are they. highly recommended. ---------------------------------Answer Question Below----------------------------------

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