A corrupt D.A. with governatorial ambitions is annoyed by an investigative reporter's criticism of his criminal activities and decides to frame the reporter for manslaughter in order to silence him.
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| Cast overview, first billed only: | |||
| James Cagney | ... | Frank Ross | |
| George Raft | ... | 'Hood' Stacey | |
| Jane Bryan | ... | Joyce | |
| George Bancroft | ... | John Armstrong | |
| Maxie Rosenbloom | ... | Fargo Red | |
| Stanley Ridges | ... | Meuller | |
| Alan Baxter | ... | Carlisle | |
| Victor Jory | ... | Grayce | |
| John Wray | ... | Pete Kassock | |
| Edward Pawley | ... | Dale | |
| Willard Robertson | ... | Lang | |
| Emma Dunn | ... | Mrs. Ross | |
| Paul Hurst | ... | Garsky | |
| Louis Jean Heydt | ... | Lassiter | |
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Joe Downing | ... | Limpy Julien |
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Although innocent, reporter Frank Ross is found guilty of murder and is sent to jail. While his friends at the newspaper try to find out who framed him, Frank gets hardened by prison life and his optimism turns into bitterness. He meets fellow-inmate Stacey and they decide to help each other. Written by Leon Wolters <wolters@strw.LeidenUniv.nl>
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prison warden | homosexual subtext | reporter | corruption | penitentiary |Taglines:
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Country:
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19 August 1939 (USA) See more »Also Known As:
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$1,111,000, 31 December 1939Company Credits
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Mono (RCA Sound System)Color:
Black and WhiteAspect Ratio:
1.37 : 1
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(1935) (uncredited)
Music by Harry Warren
Played by the band in the theater before the showing of the movie
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"Lux Radio Theater" broadcast a 60 minute radio adaptation of the movie on March 22, 1943 with George Raft reprising his film role. See more »Goofs
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Frank Ross: An army couldn't get you out of that courthouse. A lot of guys have tried it and they've all been buried.See more »
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Don't Give Up the Ship(1935) (uncredited)
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Prison classic. Even in 1939 this must have been predictable. But James Cagney and George Raft keep this prison yarn on its feet. A top notch newspaper reporter(Cagney)is railroaded into a prison sentence on a trumped up murder charge. Even with help on the inside from a slick convict(Raft)it is just too hard to prove his innocence to the warden(George Bancroft). This busy crime drama also features: Maxie Rosenbloom, Victor Jory, Emma Dunn, Stanley Ridges and John Wray. The melodrama is a little thick and most characters are over acted, but this is still too good of a flick to pass up.