Lady from Louisiana (1941)

Northern lawyer John Reynolds travels to New Orleans to try and clean up the local crime syndicate based around a lottery.

So Young, So Bad (1950)

A psychiatrist and nurse overthrow the abusive heads of a girls' reform school in order to teach the "unfortunate" young women that they have a chance at healthy lives.

Well-meant, above-average girls' penitentiary drama is low-budget and exploitative, but with a liberal streak for reform.

Maltin**1/2: "Effective study of female juvenile delinquency."