Summaries

Gangster Vincent Canelli and bank robber Peter Manning escape from Death Row minutes before their execution by electric chair.

Vicious gangster Vincent Canelli pulls off a daring prison escape just moments before going to the electric chair, taking with him Peter Manning - a bank robber and cop killer who was to die right after him. Taking several hostages along, they try to get their hands on the loot from Manning's robbery to finance their escape from the country.—scgary66

Details

Keywords
  • escape
  • prison cell
  • american justice
  • sentenced to death
  • american prison
Genres
  • Thriller
  • Crime
  • Drama
  • Film-Noir
Release date May 5, 1955
Motion Picture Rating (MPA) Approved
Countries of origin United States
Language English Latin
Filming locations Stage 11, Culver Studios - 9336 W. Washington Blvd., Culver City, California, USA
Production companies Leonard Goldstein Productions

Box office

Tech specs

Runtime 1h 20m
Color Black and White
Aspect ratio 1.85 : 1

Synopsis

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