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Buried Alive (1939)

Love finds its way... behind the gates of prison!

Genre : Crime, Drama, Romance

Runtime : 1H 2M

Director : Victor Halperin
Writer : George Bricker

Synopsis

A prison trustee rescues a despondent executioner from a bar-room brawl, and is blamed for the fight by a tabloid reporter who actually started it, and loses parole, becomes embittered, and gets blamed for murder of guard.

Actors

Beverly Roberts
Beverly Roberts
Joan Wright
Robert Wilcox
Robert Wilcox
Johnny Martin
Paul McVey
Paul McVey
Jim Henderson
Ted Osborne
Ted Osborne
Ira Hanes
George Pembroke
George Pembroke
Ernie Matthews
Stephen Chase
Stephen Chase
Dr. Robert Lee
George Lynn
George Lynn
Gus Barth
Wheeler Oakman
Wheeler Oakman
Manning
Norman Budd
Norman Budd
The Kid
Ben Alexander
Ben Alexander
Riley
Boyd Irwin
Boyd Irwin
Rutledge
Edward Earle
Edward Earle
Charlie Blake
Dave O'Brien
Dave O'Brien
Carson
Robert McKenzie
Robert McKenzie
Al Garrity
Don Rowan
Don Rowan
Big Billy
Joe Caits
Joe Caits
Joe Rizinsky
Richard Cramer
Richard Cramer
Guard
Al Ferguson
Al Ferguson
Guard
Robert Fiske
Robert Fiske
Prosecuting Attorney Gerald Storm
Joe McGuinn
Joe McGuinn
Mike Gurney
James McNamara
James McNamara
Wegley
Frank O'Connor
Frank O'Connor
Guard
Dick Rush
Dick Rush
Guard
Bobby Sherwood
Bobby Sherwood
Holmes
Jack C. Smith
Jack C. Smith
Mort Jarvis

Crews

Victor Halperin
Victor Halperin
Director
William A. Ullman Jr.
William A. Ullman Jr.
Story
George Bricker
George Bricker
Screenplay

Posters and backgrounds

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