Summary Undercover cop John Franklin infiltrates a crime syndicate being run by the incarcerated mob boss Rocky Thorpe. Thorpe conducts his business via a short-wave radio concealed in his cell. One day before his scheduled release Thorpe is placed in solitary confinement and Franklin, Thorpe's physical double, takes his place. Soon changes in the gang's activities are subtly made. As Thorpe, Franklin orders the mob to keep careful records of their activities, to gather enough evidence to convict them all. Trouble ensues when Rocky escapes from jail. View more details
Directed : James Cruze
Written : Samuel Fuller Charles F. Royal Herbert Asbury
Stars : Ann Dvorak Charles Bickford Wynne Gibson Alan Baxter
Genres : Crime Drama
Release date : May 22, 1938
Countries of origin : United States
Official sites : Streaming on "Broken Trout" YouTube Channel Streaming on "Jimmy Spark" YouTube Channel
Language : English
Filming locations : Republic Studios, Hollywood, Los Angeles, California, USA
Production companies : Republic Pictures (I)
Summary Undercover cop John Franklin infiltrates a crime syndicate being run by the incarcerated mob boss Rocky Thorpe. Thorpe conducts his business via a short-wave radio concealed in his cell. One day before his scheduled release Thorpe is placed in solitary confinement and Franklin, Thorpe's physical double, takes his place. Soon changes in the gang's activities are subtly made. As Thorpe, Franklin orders the mob to keep careful records of their activities, to gather enough evidence to convict them all. Trouble ensues when Rocky escapes from jail. View more details
Genres : Crime Drama
Release date : May 22, 1938
Countries of origin : United States
Official sites : Streaming on "Broken Trout" YouTube Channel Streaming on "Jimmy Spark" YouTube Channel
Language : English
Filming locations : Republic Studios, Hollywood, Los Angeles, California, USA
Production companies : Republic Pictures (I)
