Summary Whit, condemned and awaiting execution, reviews the events of his life that has brought him to Cell 2455 on San Quentin's Death Row, a story he had told in a autobiography that became a sensational best-seller. As a boy, the young Whit stole groceries to help feed his impoverished family, later moving on into major crime to impress a young gang moll, Jo-Anne, and turns into a cold-blooded thug when he is repudiated by the girl he loves, Doll. And by his own lawyer when he is arrested and tried as the infamous Lover's Lane Bandit. In cell 2455, he studies law to the point where he wins stay after stay, twice within minutes of his scheduled execution. View more details
Directed : Fred F. Sears
Written : Jack DeWitt Caryl Chessman
Stars : Kathryn Grant R. Wright Campbell William Campbell Marian Carr
Genres : Crime Drama Biography Film-Noir
Release date : Apr 18, 1955
Countries of origin : United States
Language : English
Filming locations : 14901 Central Ave, Chino, California, USA
Production companies : Columbia Pictures
Summary Whit, condemned and awaiting execution, reviews the events of his life that has brought him to Cell 2455 on San Quentin's Death Row, a story he had told in a autobiography that became a sensational best-seller. As a boy, the young Whit stole groceries to help feed his impoverished family, later moving on into major crime to impress a young gang moll, Jo-Anne, and turns into a cold-blooded thug when he is repudiated by the girl he loves, Doll. And by his own lawyer when he is arrested and tried as the infamous Lover's Lane Bandit. In cell 2455, he studies law to the point where he wins stay after stay, twice within minutes of his scheduled execution. View more details
Genres : Crime Drama Biography Film-Noir
Release date : Apr 18, 1955
Countries of origin : United States
Language : English
Filming locations : 14901 Central Ave, Chino, California, USA
Production companies : Columbia Pictures
