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 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 Trusty and his chauffeur. Joe and the warden's daughter, Kay, fall in love but Joe gets involved in a prison escape.
| Release Date: | Aug 1950 |
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| Genre: | Action / Adventure / Crime / Drama / Film-Noir |
| Cast: | Glenn Ford (Joe Hufford), Broderick Crawford (George Knowland), Millard Mitchell (Malloby), Dorothy Malone (Kay Knowland), Carl Benton Reid (Captain Douglas), Frank Faylen (Convict Ponti), Will Geer (Convict Mapes), Martha Stewart (Bertie Williams), Henry O'Neill (Detective Dorn), Douglas Kennedy (Det. Bailey), Roland Winters (Vernon Bradley, Attorney), Ed Begley (Mackay, Head of Parole Board), Wilton Graff (Dr. Agar (scenes deleted)), Griff Barnett (Mr. Hufford (uncredited)), Jay Barney (Convict Nick, Prison Cook (uncredited)), Whit Bissell (States Attorney Owens (uncredited)), Marshall Bradford (Parole Board Member (uncredited)), Benny Burt (Convict Blackie (uncredited)), James Bush (Guard in Kitchen (uncredited)), John Butler (Convict Curly (uncredited)), Frank Cady (Eddie (uncredited)), Charles Cane (Police Desk Sergeant (uncredited)), Clancy Cooper (Prison Guard (uncredited)), Harry Cording (Convict in prison yard (uncredited)), Jimmie Dodd (Convict Grant (uncredited)), John Doucette (Convict Tex (uncredited)), Fred Graham (Guard in Laundry (uncredited)), William E. Green (Dr. Masterson (uncredited)), Ilka Grüning (Martha Lorry (uncredited)), Richard Hale (Judge (uncredited)), Chuck Hamilton (Policeman (uncredited)), Harry Harvey (Parole Board Member (uncredited)), Bradford Hatton (Parole Board Member (uncredited)), Tom Kingston (Train Conductor (uncredited)), Robert Malcolm (Guard (uncredited)), Alphonse Martell (Convict Melreau (uncredited)), James Millican (Guard in Kitchen (uncredited)), Eddie Parker (Guard in Laundry (uncredited)), Vincent Renno (Freddie (uncredited)), Fred F. Sears (Fingerprint man (uncredited)), Charles Sherlock (Policeman (uncredited)), William Tannen (Prison Guard (uncredited)), Ray Teal (Cell Block / Yard Guard (uncredited)), William Vedder (Whitey, 2nd Convict (uncredited)), Peter Virgo (Convict Luigi (uncredited)), Blackie Whiteford (Convict in prison yard (uncredited)), Harry Wilson (Convict in prison yard (uncredited)) |