It's Never Too Late to Mend

1937
1h 10m

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An evil prison administrator cruelly abuses the inmates at his prison, until one day the tables are turned.An evil prison administrator cruelly abuses the inmates at his prison, until one day the tables are turned.An evil prison administrator cruelly abuses the inmates at his prison, until one day the tables are turned.

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5.8/10

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Tod Slaughter

Squire John Meadows

Jack Livesey

Tom Robinson

Marjorie Taylor

Susan Merton

Ian Colin

George Fielding

Lawrence Hanray

Lawyer Crawley

D.J. Williams

Farmer Merton

Roy Russell

Rev. Mr. Eden

John Singer

Matthew Josephs
(as Johnny Singer)

Cecil Bevan

Prison Inspector
(uncredited)

Leonard Sharp

Henry Bradshaw
(uncredited)

Douglas Stewart

Prison Inspector
(uncredited)

Mavis Villiers

Betty
(uncredited)

Jack Vyvyan

Innkeeper
(uncredited)

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Connections
Featured in Doom Asylum (1987)

Soundtracks
Symphony No. 1
(uncredited)
Music by Franz Schubert

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Featured review

8/10

The Horrors of a Victorian Prison

Not surprisingly, this is a very good Tod Slaughter film. Much better than I anticipated. Slaughter does not disappoint - nor does the rest of the cast, directing and story.

Slaughter plays Squire John Meadows, a cruel man that is head of the prison (justice of the peace)and provides plenty of creative punishments for the inmates: straight-jackets, near starvation, whips and more. What's worse he's found a way to try to imprison an innocent man in order to pursue the man's lady friend.

Lovely use of shadows as only B&W films can capture, wonderful cinematography, a cruel story, excellent performances by the cast. This is a worthwhile drama - it's no masterpiece but it is good.

8/10