Girls in Chains(1943)
GIRLS' REFORM-SCHOOL RACKET EXPOSED!
A fired teacher finds work at a girls reform school and helps a detective on a case.
Movie: Girls in Chains
Top 10 Billed Cast
Helen Martin
Frank Donovan
Rita Randall
Barbara Pepper
Mrs. Peters
Marcus
Johnny Moon (as Allan Byron)
Jean Moon
Pinkhead (as Sidney Melton)
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