Crime School (1938)

Film Music Structure for Crime School

Number	Scene Type	Time	Theme	Variant	Gesture	On-screen
1	opening title sequence	0:00:00	Signature			Warner Brothers shield
2		0:00:08	Transition			Starring and cast list
3		0:00:37	Sue			Mugshots of main characters
4	establish setting	0:01:16	Gangster Blues			New York City streets
5	establish character	0:04:57	Elephant Walk			Kids whistle as cop walks away
6	conflict	0:08:20	Underscoring (Tense)			The kids confront the junk shop owner
7		0:08:27			Attacking	Spike attacks the junk shop owner
8		0:09:32			Running away	Kids run away from cops
9		0:09:40	Underscoring (Tense)			Spike is captured by the cops
10	establish character	0:09:53	Underscoring (Mysterious)			Frankie sneaks in the house
11		0:11:08	Sue	Quasi Blues		Sue talks to Frankie
12	advance plot	0:12:34	Sue	Policeman		Cop comes to the house
13		0:12:47			Policeman walks up stairs	Cop walks up the stairs to Sue's flat
14		NIF	The Courthouse
15	trial	0:20:38	Sue	Minor		Judge sentences boys to the reformatory
16		0:21:41	The Patrol Wagon			Boys get loaded into the patrol wagon
17	establish character	0:23:15	The Warden			Warden stands up to face the boys
18	advance plot	0:24:12	Underscoring (Mysterious)			Gang settles into their room
19	develop character	0:27:20	Underscoring (Tense)			Frankie is taken to the warden's office
20		0:27:46	The Warden	Quasi Mysterioso		Warden approaches Frankie with a whip
21	escape	0:28:01	Underscoring (Dramatic)			Frankie escapes from the warden's office
22		0:28:16			Alarm	Alarm sounds
23		0:28:21	Underscoring (Tense)			Boys wonder about the alarm
24		0:28:27	Searchlights			Boys wonder about the searchlight
25		0:28:32			Escaping	Frankie runs and hides
26		0:28:47	Searchlights	Sneaking		Frankie hides from the searchlight
27		0:29:03	The Warden	Risoluto		Warden looks for Frankie
28		0:29:09	Underscoring (Dramatic)			Frankie hides then runs
29		0:29:18	Sue	Barbed Wire		Frankie gets caught on barbed wire
30		0:29:34	The Warden	The Guards		Warden's guards run to catch Frankie
31		0:29:51			Dragging	Warden's guards drag Frankie through the rain
32		0:29:58	The Warden	Capture		Frankie is caught and dragged to the warden
33		0:30:05			Window closing	Boys close their window
34		0:30:08	Underscoring (Dramatic)			Guards take Frankie inside
35		0:30:15	The Whip			The warden uses his whip
36	comedy	0:33:18	Reform School Drill			Reform school boys exercise outside
37		0:34:09	Reform School Drill			Reform school boys exercise outside
38		0:34:10			Pants falling	Squirt's pants fall down
39		0:35:01	Reform School Drill	Coda		Reform school boys exercise outside
40	advance plot	0:35:46	Underscoring (Gentle)			Mark visits Frankie in the sick room
41		0:36:14	Marks			Mark looks at the whip marks on Frankie's back
42		0:36:22	The Warden	Punishment		Warden defends his punishment
43		0:36:35	The Drunken Doctor			Drunk doctor comes in
44		0:37:09	Underscoring (Subtle)			Transition to cafeteria
45	comedy	0:48:02	The Painters			Boys paint their room
46		0:48:32			Paint slap	Boys hit each other with paint brushes
47		0:48:52	The Discus Thrower			Spike announces his "work of art"
48		0:49:10	Underscoring (Gentle)			Mark comes into the room
49		0:49:20	Spots			Squirt has spots on his pajamas
50		0:49:31			Unveiling the statue	Mark takes the veil off of the statue
51		0:49:40	Marble statue			Fats talks to Mark
52		0:49:47	Underscoring (Gentle)			Mark talks about making this room their home
53		0:50:45	Gangster Blues	Painting		The boys paint their room
54		0:50:55			Paints face	Boy paints the guard's face
55		0:51:01			Slips on paint	Guard chases boy then slips and falls on paint
56		0:51:05	The Warden	Office		The guard enters to talk to Mark
57		0:51:11			Laughing	Mark laughs at the guard covered with paint
58	action scene	0:54:27	The Boiler Room			Boys talk about stoking the boiler
59		0:54:46	Gangster Blues	Mechanical		Boys get to work
60		0:54:53			Temperature rising	Close up of rising temperature gauge
61		0:55:07			Temperature stable	Close up of stable temperature gauge
62		0:55:28			Temperature oscillating	Close up of oscillating temperature gauge
63		0:55:31	Boiler Overheating			Danger as the boiler gets really hot
64		0:56:04	Gangster Blues	Explosion		The boiler explodes
65		0:56:17			Kids running down	Kids run down stairs
66		0:56:27			Whistle	Close up of whistle
67		0:56:37			Running around	Boys run out of the building
68		0:56:46	Fireman			Boiler room worker orders kids back
69		0:56:50	Underscoring (Dramatic)			Mark goes to rescue Squirt
70		0:57:05			Going down	Mark descends into the boiler room
71		0:57:12			Temperature rising 2	The temperature gauge rises
72		0:57:21			Explosion	Mark pulls Squirt out of the boiler room
73		0:57:29	Mark Saves Boy			Mark carries Squirt up the stairs
74	advance plot	0:57:38	Sue	Hospital		The doctor takes care of Squirt in the hospital
75		0:59:13	Put on Your Old Grey Bonnet			The boys sing in the shoe repair shop
76		1:06:17	Underscoring (Tense)			Spike talks to Frankie about his sister
77		1:06:55	Underscoring (Dramatic)			Frankie hits Spike
78		1:07:09	Sue	Mysterious		Spike talks to Frankie about his sister
79		1:07:37	Sue	Troubled		Frankie is troubled about his sister
80		1:08:48	Sue	Prison Moods		Boys talk to Frankie about his sister
81		1:09:46	Underscoring (Tense)			Boys talk to Frankie
82		1:09:50			Keys	Spike tosses keys on bed
83		1:10:32			Gun toss	Spike tosses gun on bed
84	mad scene	1:10:38	Sue	Whispering		Frankie hears voices
85	escape	1:11:24	Underscoring (Dramatic)			Boys plot their escape
86		1:11:57			Window opening	Boys open the window
87		1:12:03	The Escape			Boys escape
88		1:12:03			Jumping down	Boys jump out of the window
89		1:12:11			Peeking	Cooper peeks out from the window
90		1:12:21	Underscoring (Tense)			Cooper talks with the warden
91		1:12:35	Underscoring (Mysterious)			The boys walk through the city
92		1:13:05			Climbing ladder	Frankie climbs the ladder
93	conflict	1:13:10	Sue	Grazioso		Sue and Mark talk in the kitchen
94		1:13:25			Window opening 2	Frankie opens the window
95		1:13:27			Parting curtains	Frankie parts the curtains
96		1:13:28	Sue	Sneaky		Frankie sneaks in with his gun
97		1:13:38	Sue	Grazioso Mysterioso		Frankie confronts Sue and Mark
98		1:14:26	Underscoring (Tense)			Mark talks to policeman
99		1:15:26			Lights on	Sue turns the lights on
100		1:15:31	Underscoring (Dramatic)			Frankie fights Spike
101	resolution	1:22:31	Resolution			Sue enters the room
102		1:22:53	The Courthouse	Judge		Door to the judge's chambers
103		1:24:18	Sue	Allegretto		Boys talk about Sue
104		1:24:27	Sue	The End		The End
105	end title sequence	1:24:33	Gangster Blues	End Title		Cast list
106		1:24:49	Sue	End Credits		Cast list