Experiment Alcatraz

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5.6/10

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Joan Dixon, John Howard, and Robert Shayne in Experiment Alcatraz (1950)

Crime Mystery

A doctor tests his theory that blood diseases can be cured by atomic radiation by using prison inmates as experiments.A doctor tests his theory that blood diseases can be cured by atomic radiation by using prison inmates as experiments.A doctor tests his theory that blood diseases can be cured by atomic radiation by using prison inmates as experiments.

IMDb RATING

5.6/10

328

YOUR RATING

Director
- Edward L. Cahn
Writers
- George W. George(story)
- Orville H. Hampton(screenplay)
- George F. Slavin(story)
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Joan Dixon and John Howard in Experiment Alcatraz (1950)

Joan Dixon in Experiment Alcatraz (1950)

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Trivia
RKO bought the rights to this film from Crystal Productions for $100,000.

Goofs
When Dr. Williams takes the cab to the Ace High Club in Tahoe and is being followed by another car, they both depart a highway turn-off going in one direction. In the very next shot, without the camera position being moved at all, the two cars are shown going in the opposite direction past the very same location as the previous shot.

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Santa Lucia
(Traditional)
[Playing in Italian restaurant]

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3/10

The isotope made him do it

This rather tacky independent B film has a few familiar faces from movies and television.. They are its main asset.

Five volunteer prisoners from Alcatraz consent to be experimented on with an atomic isotope which right about then were just being thought of as a medicinal aide.

One of the prisoners, Robert Shayne is a slick article up and murders another one and the isotope is blamed for driving him mad. Atomic scientist John Howard and nurse Joan Dixon don't believe it either and do their own criminal investigation.

Let's just say that this was a job for Philip Marlowe.

Cheap production values don't help this. Of the actors Shayne registers best.

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