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6 November 1937 (USA)
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A man who has been railroaded into prison is framed for the murder of a fellow inmate and must prove his innocence. | Add synopsis »
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Prison
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Murder
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Alcatraz
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Boarding School
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Tax Evasion
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Cast
(in credits order) (verified as complete) | John Litel | ... | 'Gat' Brady |
 | Ann Sheridan | ... | Flo Allen |
| Mary Maguire | ... | Annabel 'Ann' Brady |
| Gordon Oliver | ... | George Drake |
| Dick Purcell | ... | David 'Harp' Santell |
| Ben Welden | ... | Richard 'Red' Carroll |
| Addison Richards | ... | Fred MacLane |
| George E. Stone | ... | Tough Tony Burke |
| Vladimir Sokoloff | ... | Dutch, 'The Flying Dutchman' |
| Peggy Bates | ... | Miss 'Tolly' Tolliver |
| Doris Lloyd | ... | Miss Marquand |
| Charles Trowbridge | ... | Warden Jackson |
| Janet Shaw | ... | Sally Carruthers (as Ellen Clancy) |
| Veda Ann Borg | ... | The Red Head (scenes deleted) |
| Matty Fain | ... | Butch, Gat's Henchman |
| Anderson Lawler | ... | 'Whitey' Edwards (scenes deleted) (as Anderson Lawlor) |
| rest of cast listed alphabetically: | |||
| Sam Bennett | ... | (uncredited) |
| Tommy Bupp | ... | Boy (uncredited) |
| Glen Cavender | ... | Second Federal Officer (uncredited) |
| Lane Chandler | ... | First Federal Officer (uncredited) |
| Sammy Cohen | ... | (uncredited) |
| Ralph Dunn | ... | Metal Detector Guard (uncredited) |
| Earl Dwire | ... | Third Trial Judge Robert Tremaine (uncredited) |
| Jack Gardner | ... | Work Area Convict (uncredited) |
| Bill Gavier | ... | (uncredited) |
| Sol Gorss | ... | Joe, Gat's Henchman (uncredited) |
| John Harron | ... | Hotel Clerk (uncredited) |
| Al Herman | ... | Second Convict in Cell (uncredited) |
| Stuart Holmes | ... | Prison Doctor (uncredited) |
| Edward Keane | ... | U.S. Attorney Crandall (uncredited) |
| Milton Kibbee | ... | Second Trial Court Clerk (uncredited) |
 | Carole Landis | ... | Extra (uncredited) |
| Theodore Lorch | ... | First Trial Fixed Juror (uncredited) |
| Jack Mower | ... | Prison Engineer (uncredited) |
| Spec O'Donnell | ... | Courtroom Spectator (uncredited) |
| Pat O'Malley | ... | Prison Guard (uncredited) |
| Ted Oliver | ... | (uncredited) |
| Henry Otho | ... | Metal Detector Guard (uncredited) |
| Willard Parker | ... | (uncredited) |
| Dick Rich | ... | Work Area Guard (uncredited) |
| Bert Ross | ... | (uncredited) |
| Phil Ryley | ... | (uncredited) |
| Francis Sayles | ... | Third Trial Court Clerk (uncredited) |
| Gwen Seager | ... | (uncredited) |
| Eddie Shubert | ... | Gangster Who Throws Bomb (uncredited) |
| Edwin Stanley | ... | Second Trial United States Attorney (uncredited) |
| Myrtle Stedman | ... | Standing Woman at Gat's Party (uncredited) |
| Elliott Sullivan | ... | First Convict in Cell (uncredited) |
| Don Turner | ... | (uncredited) |
| Guy Usher | ... | Captain of the Guards (uncredited) |
| Joan Valerie | ... | Drake's Secretary (uncredited) |
| Jack Wagner | ... | (uncredited) |
| Max Wagner | ... | Dancing Mug (uncredited) |
| Patricia Walthall | ... | Seated Woman at Gat's Party (uncredited) |
| Douglas Williams | ... | (uncredited) |
| Tom Wilson | ... | Courtroom Spectator / Jury Foreman (uncredited) |
| William Worthington | ... | First Trial Judge (uncredited) |
| Jeff York | ... | (uncredited) |
| Walter Young | ... | Federal Judge Henry C. Wilkins (uncredited) |
Directed by | |||
| William C. McGann | (as William McGann) | ||
Writing credits | ||
| Crane Wilbur | ||
Produced by | |||
| Bryan Foy | .... | associate producer (uncredited) | |
Cinematography by | |||
| L. William O'Connell | (as Lu O'Connell) | ||
Film Editing by | |||
| Frank DeWar | (as Frank Dewar) | ||
Art Direction by | |||
| Esdras Hartley | |||
Costume Design by | |||
| Howard Shoup | (gowns) | ||
Production Management | |||
| Carroll Sax | .... | production manager (uncredited) | |
Second Unit Director or Assistant Director | |||
| Claude Archer | .... | second assistant director (uncredited) | |
| Elmer Decker | .... | assistant director (uncredited) | |
Sound Department | |||
| Francis J. Scheid | .... | sound | |
Stunts | |||
| Harvey Parry | .... | stunt driver (uncredited) | |
Camera and Electrical Department | |||
| Mike Joyce | .... | second camera operator (uncredited) | |
| Ralph Owen | .... | gaffer (uncredited) | |
| William Schuck | .... | assistant camera (uncredited) | |
| Fred Sealock | .... | best boy (uncredited) | |
| S.K. Taylor | .... | grip (uncredited) | |
| Homer Van Pelt | .... | still photographer (uncredited) | |
Costume and Wardrobe Department | |||
| Charles W. Mack | .... | wardrobe: men (uncredited) | |
| Mrs. Reiley | .... | wardrobe: women (uncredited) | |
Music Department | |||
| Sanford Green | .... | composer: stock music (uncredited) | |
| Heinz Roemheld | .... | composer: music cues (uncredited) | |
Other crew | |||
| Harry Seymour | .... | dialogue director | |
| Charles Perry | .... | technical advisor (uncredited) | |
| Irva Mae Ross | .... | script clerk (uncredited) | |
Production Companies
- Cosmopolitan Productions (for)
- Warner Bros. Pictures (as Warner Bros.-First National Pictures Inc.)
- Warner Bros. Pictures (1937) (USA) (theatrical)
- Warner Bros. Pictures (1950) (USA) (theatrical) (re-release)
- Dominant Pictures Corporation (1956) (USA) (theatrical) (re-release)
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63 min
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Certification:
Finland:(Banned) (1938) | USA:Approved (PCA #3494)
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Trivia:
This was the first film set in the prison on Alcatraz Island, which had opened in 1934.See more »
Quotes:
Tough Tony Burke:Wait till you get in your bunk tonight. The fog settles in over the bay and the siren in the lighthouse begins to moan. It's just the same in here as being in your grave - only you miss the fun of being dead.See more »
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Swing for SaleSee more »
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Below-par Warner's B movie. True, this is a mostly decent production, with Litel, railroaded into Alcatraz by a judge who doesn't care about plea bargains. He gives one of his solid performances. However, most of the lines spoken by other actors are declaimed rather than spoken and the juvenile leads are truly awful.