Seven Miles from Alcatraz

Relaxing with the newspaper in his cell at the maximum security prison Alcatraz, handsome James Craig (as Champ Larkin) reads about Japan bombing the US territory of Hawaii. This means WAR for most US men, but not convicts like Mr. Craig and cell-mate Frank Jenks (as Jimbo). They have no interest in the war effort. They do, however, have an interest in escaping. Taking advantage of a blackout and fog, the two men seem to easily escape from Alcatraz. They arrive at a lighthouse to hideout, keeping the residents at gunpoint. When "Lighthouse 14" is also occupied by Nazi spies, Craig's nationalism is tested...

Helping Craig straighten out and fly right is cute blonde Bonita Granville (as Anne Porter). Because she is the first woman he has seen in five years, Craig is aggressive with Ms. Granville. She returns Craig's forced kisses with a slap, but you know she really wants him. Cozier with escaped convicts is wide-eyed comic Cliff Edwards (as Stormy). Edward Dmytryk does well directing this quick, unassuming little film; with tasteful panning away, he suggests rather than shows Craig's beating and Granville being bound and whipped. Watch for "Hogan's Heroes" (Sgt. Schultz) rotund regular John Banner to appear thin and serious.

****** Seven Miles from Alcatraz (11/18/42) Edward Dmytryk ~ James Craig, Frank Jenks, Bonita Granville, Cliff Edwards