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Seven Miles from Alcatraz (1942)

A helpless girl trapped between desperate cons and enemy rats in a lonely lighthouse!

Genre : Drama, Thriller

Runtime : 1H 2M

Director : Edward Dmytryk
Writer : Joseph Krumgold

Synopsis

After Pearl Harbor, convicts at Alcatraz prison live in fear of bomb attacks, driving Champ Larkin and his pal Jimbo to a desperate escape attempt which lands them on a tiny lighthouse island, where they take over. The five inhabitants are stymied in their efforts to summon aid. But the island also figures in the schemes of a big Nazi spy ring; which will win out, the gangsters' greed or their patriotism?

Actors

James Craig
James Craig
Champ Larkin
Bonita Granville
Bonita Granville
Anne Porter
Frank Jenks
Frank Jenks
Jimbo
Cliff Edwards
Cliff Edwards
Stormy
George Cleveland
George Cleveland
Captain Porter
Erford Gage
Erford Gage
Paul Brenner
Tala Birell
Tala Birell
Baroness
John Banner
John Banner
Fritz Weinermann
Otto Reichow
Otto Reichow
Max

Crews

Edward Dmytryk
Edward Dmytryk
Director
John D. Klorer
John D. Klorer
Story
Joseph Krumgold
Joseph Krumgold
Screenplay
Herman Schlom
Herman Schlom
Producer
Robert De Grasse
Robert De Grasse
Director of Photography
Albert S. D'Agostino
Albert S. D'Agostino
Art Direction
Feild M. Gray
Feild M. Gray
Art Direction
George Crone
George Crone
Editor
Roy Webb
Roy Webb
Original Music Composer

Posters and backgrounds

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