Members of a teenage gang are sent to the State Reformatory, presided over by the callous Thompson. Soon Patsy Gargan, a former gangster appointed Deputy Commissioner, arrives and takes over the administration to run the place on radical principles. Thompson needs a quick way to discredit him.
| Directing | Archie Mayo | Director |
| Writing | Islin Auster | Story |
| Writing | Edward Chodorov | Screenplay |
| Production | Edward Chodorov | Producer |
| Production | Lucien Hubbard | Producer |
| Editing | Jack Killifer | Editor |
| Art | Esdras Hartley | Art Direction |
| Camera | Barney McGill | Director of Photography |
| Costume & Make-Up | Orry-Kelly | Costume Design |
| Costume & Make-Up | Perc Westmore | Makeup Artist |
| Directing | Frank Shaw | Assistant Director |
| Camera | Merritt B. Gerstad | Director of Photography |
