Summaries

A D.A. becomes the prison warden to try to help an inmate he prosecuted, because he now believes his sentence is excessive.

Joe Hufford gets involved in a nightclub brawl, kills a man in self-defense, and is sent to prison for manslaughter, to the dismay of district attorney George Knowland, who realizes that Joe had an incompetent lawyer who should have gotten him off by proving self-defense. Later, Knowland becomes warden of the prison Joe is in, and makes him a Trustee and his chauffeur. Joe falls in love with the warden's daughter Kay, but he then gets involved in a prison escape.—Les Adams <[email protected]>

Details

Keywords
  • deception
  • solitary confinement
  • stool pidgeon
  • threat of death sentence
  • american justice
Genres
  • Action
  • Crime
  • Drama
  • Film-Noir
Release date Jul 31, 1950
Motion Picture Rating (MPA) Approved
Countries of origin United States
Language English
Filming locations Columbia/Sunset Gower Studios - 1438 N. Gower Street, Hollywood, Los Angeles, California, USA
Production companies Columbia Pictures

Box office

Tech specs

Runtime 1h 31m
Color Black and White
Aspect ratio 1.37 : 1

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