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Behind Prison Gates (1939)

"BETTER TO DIE IN A FIGHT FOR FREEDOM THAN A LIVING DEATH BEHIND BARS!"

Genre : Crime, Drama, Action

Runtime : 1H 3M

Director : Charles Barton
Writer : Arthur T. Horman, Leslie T. White

Synopsis

An agent for the state attorney general poses as a convict to learn about bank loot.

Actors

Brian Donlevy
Brian Donlevy
Agent Norman Craig / Red Murray
Julie Bishop
Julie Bishop
Sheila Murray (as Jacqueline Wells)
Joseph Crehan
Joseph Crehan
Prison Warden O'Neil
Paul Fix
Paul Fix
Convict Petey Ryan
George Lloyd
George Lloyd
Convict Marty Conroy
Dick Curtis
Dick Curtis
Capt. Simmons
Richard Fiske
Richard Fiske
Agent Lyman

Crews

Charles Barton
Charles Barton
Director
Arthur T. Horman
Arthur T. Horman
Screenplay
Leslie T. White
Leslie T. White
Screenplay
Wallace MacDonald
Wallace MacDonald
Producer
Allen G. Siegler
Allen G. Siegler
Director of Photography
Richard Fantl
Richard Fantl
Editor
Lionel Banks
Lionel Banks
Art Direction

Posters and backgrounds

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