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Format: VHS
Jun 1994
Not Rated
Recording Mode: (unknown)
86 min. |
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Movie Description
Convicted of manslaugher for a drunken driving accident, Kent (Robert Montgomery) is sent to prison. Here he meets vicious incarcerated figures who are planning an escape from the brutal conditions. What the inmates believe to be a seamless plan turns into an all out massacre in this hard nosed crime drama. This early talkie was greatly influential to numerous men-behind-bars melodramas that would follow in its path. Screenwriter Frances Marian gleaned the dialogue and situations from San Quentin Prison, which she observed in preparation for the film. Wallace Beery brims with memorable anger as "Machine Gun" Butch Smith.
Synopsis
The brutal conditions at an overcrowded prison lead to a violent rebellion by angry prisoners.
Industry Reviews
"...Frances Marion's script beat even ALL QUIET ON THE WESTERN FRONT for the year's writing Oscar..."
USA Today - Mike Clark (06/24/1994)
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