by Hal Erickson
synopsis
French director Leo Joannon, the man who made such a mess of the valedictory Laurel & Hardy vehicle Atoll K, proved that he could direct after all in Children of Chaos. Essentially a Gallic variation on Boys Town, the film concentrates on a boy's reformatory. Jean-Victor (Rene Darcy), himself a reform-school alumnus, is put in charge of a rehabilitation center. It is Jean-Victor's hope that he can give his charges the breaks he never received. His toughest reclamation job is Jorisse (Serge Reggiani), a seemingly ungovernable delinquent. When distributed in the U.S., Children of Chaos was marred by several censorial deletions which wreaked havoc on the film's continuity.
characteristics
- Delinquent
- Delinquency
- Reformation
- Recruit [soldier]
- Reformatory
- Reform-school
- Troubles
- Recruitment
- Reform [improve]
- Obstacle
- Generosity
- Criminal
- Generous
- Humanity
- Chaos
