Drama ·Adventure ·Crime · United States of America · 1950 · 1h 6m

State Penitentiary

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Director

Cast

Warner Baxter as Rodger Manners Onslow Stevens as Richard Evans Karin Booth as Shirley Manners Robert Shayne as Stanley Brown Richard Benedict as Mike Gavin Brett King as Al 'Kid' Beaumont

Crew

Ira H. Morgan — Director of Photography James Sweeney — Editor Frank Burt — Screenplay Howard J. Green — Screenplay Robert Libott — Screenplay

Tagline

SAVAGE REALISM FILMED BEHIND PRISON WALLS !

Synopsis

A man wrongly accused of a crime must decide between getting involved in a prison break, or remaining in jail until his wife can prove his innocence.

Mood & Themes

prison wrongly accused

Key Collaborators

Lew Landers Director Ira H. Morgan Director of Photography James Sweeney Editor Frank Burt Screenplay Howard J. Green Screenplay Robert Libott Screenplay

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