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Convicted (1950)

APPROVED 91 min  -  Action | Adventure | Crime  -   August 1950 (USA)
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A prison warden comes to believe that an inmate in his facility has been wrongly convicted, and sets out to help prove his innocence.

Director:

Henry Levin

Writers:

Martin Flavin (play), William Bowers (screenplay), and 2 more credits »
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Cast

Credited cast:
Glenn Ford ...
Joe Hufford
Broderick Crawford ...
George Knowland
Millard Mitchell Millard Mitchell ...
Malloby
Dorothy Malone ...
Kay Knowland
Carl Benton Reid Carl Benton Reid ...
Captain Douglas
Frank Faylen ...
Convict Ponti
Will Geer Will Geer ...
Convict Mapes
Martha Stewart Martha Stewart ...
Bertie Williams
Henry O'Neill Henry O'Neill ...
Detective Dorn
Douglas Kennedy Douglas Kennedy ...
Det. Bailey
Roland Winters Roland Winters ...
Vernon Bradley, Attorney
Ed Begley ...
Mackay, Head of Parole Board
Rest of cast listed alphabetically:
Wilton Graff Wilton Graff ...
Dr. Agar (scenes deleted)
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Storyline

Joe Hufford gets involved in a nightclub brawl, kills a man in self defense, and is sent to prison for manslaughter, to the dismay of district attorney George Knowland who realizes Joe had an incompetent lawyer who should have gotten him off by proving self-defense. Later, Knowland becomes warden of the prison Joe is in, and makes him a Trusty and his chauffeur. Joe and the warden's daughter, Kay, fall in love but Joe gets involved in a prison escape. Written by Les Adams <longhorn1939@suddenlink.net>  

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Plot Keywords:

Prison | Self Defense | Brawl | Chauffeur | Attorney  | See more »

Taglines:

Two powerful stars in a drama of a convict's love for a warden's daughter!

Genres:

Action | Adventure | Crime | Drama | Film-Noir

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Details

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Release Date:

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Also Known As:

Verurteilt See more »

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Technical Specs

Runtime:

Sound Mix:

Mono (Western Electric Recording)

Aspect Ratio:

1.37 : 1
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Quotes

George Knowland: A first year law clerk could win this case with an IQ of 50.
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Connections

Version of Penitentiary (1938) See more »