"The big John Garfield thrill !"

1940

1h 17m

6.8(12 votes)

Crime

Drama

Overview

A hardened crook behind bars comes up against a reform-minded warden.

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Cast & Crew

78 members

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John Garfield

Tommy Gordon

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Ann Sheridan

Kay Manners

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Pat O’Brien

Warden Walter Long

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Burgess Meredith

Steve Rockford

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Henry O'Neill

District Attorney

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Jerome Cowan

Ed Crowley

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Guinn 'Big Boy' Williams

Mike Cagle

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John Litel

Prison Chaplain

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Margot Stevenson

Ann Rockford

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Willard Robertson

Ragan

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Edward Pawley

Black Jack

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Billy Wayne

Pete

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Nedda Harrigan

Mrs. Long

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Wade Boteler

Principal Keeper

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Barbara Pepper

Goldie

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Robert Strange

Joe Morris

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Eddie Acuff

Bill - Prisoner Dispensing Clothing (uncredited)

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Ernie Adams

Kelner - the Fink (uncredited)

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Nat Carr

Reporter (uncredited)

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Eddy Chandler

Intake Guard (uncredited)

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Loia Cheaney

Lady in Room 611 (uncredited)

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Cliff Clark

Prison Guard Sergeant (uncredited)

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Richard Clayton

Elevator Operator (uncredited)

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Michael Conroy

Newsboy (uncredited)

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Clyde Courtright

Train Conductor (uncredited)

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Alan Davis

Guard (uncredited)

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Joe Downing

Gangster in Car (uncredited)

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Ralph Dunn

Court Clerk Reading Verdict (uncredited)

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Jay Eaton

Dance Partner of 'Sweetheart' in Nightclub (uncredited)

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Frank Faylen

Guard Who is Slugged (uncredited)

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Pat Flaherty

Stretcher Attendant (uncredited)

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James Flavin

Death Row Guard (uncredited)

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Brenda Fowler

Nurse (uncredited)

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Edward Gargan

Death Row Guard (uncredited)

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Sol Gorss

Silent Gangster in Car (uncredited)

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Oscar 'Dutch' Hendrian

First Prisoner (uncredited)

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Howard Hickman

The Judge (uncredited)

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Max Hoffman Jr.

Warden's Clerk (uncredited)

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Stuart Holmes

Jury Foreman (uncredited)

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Robert Homans

Clyde Burton - the Detective Escort (uncredited)

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William Hopper

Reporter (uncredited)

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Paul Hurst

Guard (uncredited)

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Thomas E. Jackson

Seated Reporter on Train (uncredited)

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John Lester Johnson

Black Prisoner (uncredited)

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Eddie Kane

Nightclub Manager (uncredited)

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Willie Keeler

Joe - Clerk in Dr. Ames' Office (uncredited)

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John Kelly

Rockpile Convict (uncredited)

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Mike Lally

Machine Shop Guard (uncredited)

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Max Marx

Prisoner (uncredited)

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Frank Mayo

Visitor Room Guard (uncredited)

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Frank McCarroll

Prison Guard (uncredited)

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Walter Miller

Frank - a Night Guard (uncredited)

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Grant Mitchell

Dr. Ames - the Psychologist (uncredited)

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Howard M. Mitchell

Policeman (uncredited)

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Frank Moran

Cell Block Guard (uncredited)

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Adrian Morris

Prisoner (uncredited)

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Philip Morris

Joe - Detective with Ragan in New York (uncredited)

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Jack Mower

Night Guard Shooting Tear Gas (uncredited)

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Pat O'Malley

Guard (uncredited)

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Lee Phelps

Visitor Room Guard (uncredited)

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Frank Puglia

Tony - Prisoner in Death Row (uncredited)

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Bob Reeves

(uncredited)

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Richard James

Guard (uncredited)

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John J. Richardson

Prisoner (uncredited)

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John Ridgely

Intake Guard (uncredited)

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Cliff Saum

Prison Intake Clerk (uncredited)

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Charles Sherlock

Night Guard Shooting Tear Gas (uncredited)

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George Sorel

Nightclub Waiter (uncredited)

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Robert R. Stephenson

Sailor (uncredited)

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Crew

Julie Stevens

Telephone Operator (uncredited)

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Harry Strang

Vistor's Room Guard (uncredited)

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Charles Sullivan

Double Talking Convict (uncredited)

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Frank Sully

Second Prisoner (uncredited)

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William Telark

Reporter (uncredited)

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Emmett Vogan

Standing Reporter on Train (uncredited)

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Dick Wessel

Convict Messenger (uncredited)

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Ernest Whitman

Alexander '8 Ball' Hamilton (uncredited)

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Tom Wilson

Convict in Yard (uncredited)

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