Historically significant due to a hot button issue in the thirties, Hell’s House brings to light the horrific conditions of juvenile hall and prison. Galvanized by the Robert Burns novel I am a Fugitive From a Georgia Chain Gang, a public outcry arose over inhumane conditions in the American prison system. Hell’s House presents a fictionalized representation of those conditions, as well as a pert and gripping drama. With two time Academy Award winner Bette Davis receiving top billing, as well as leading man Pat O’Brien (Some Like it Hot), Hell’s House boasts a star studded cast that doesn’t disappoint. The acting adept, the direction dynamic, and the drama never lacking, Hell’s House is a priceless historical film.
