San Quentin (1946 film)
| San Quentin | |
|---|---|
| Directed by | Gordon Douglas |
| Written by | Arthur A. Ross |
| Starring | Lawrence Tierney Barton MacLane |
| Cinematography | Frank Redman |
| Edited by | |
| Music by | Paul Sawtell |
| Distributed by | RKO Radio Pictures |
Release dates | |
Running time | 66 min. |
| Country | United States |
| Language | English |
San Quentin is a 1946 American romantic drama film directed by Gordon Douglas.
Plot[]
The warden of San Quentin State Prison takes three of his best-behaved model prisoners to a press event in San Francisco, but Nick Taylor escapes en route. The warden enlists an old enemy of Taylor's, Jim Roland, to bring him back to justice. The film comes with a prologue with former Sing Sing warden Lewis E. Lawes advocating the inmates' Mutual Welfare League.
Cast[]
- Lawrence Tierney as Jim Roland
- Barton MacLane as Nick Taylor
- Marian Carr as Betty Richards
- Harry Shannon as Warden Kelly
- Carol Forman as Ruthie
- Joe Devlin as 'Broadway' Johnson
- Tom Keene as Hal Schaeffer
- Tony Barrett as Steve Marlowe
- as Joe Carzoni
- Robert Clarke as Tommy North
- Raymond Burr as Jeff Torrance
- unbilled players include: Byron Foulger, Selmer Jackson and Herbert Rawlinson
References[]
- ^ a b "San Quentin: Detail View". American Film Institute. Retrieved April 30, 2014.
External links[]
- San Quentin at IMDb
- San Quentin at the TCM Movie Database
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Categories:
- 1946 films
- English-language films
- American films
- Films directed by Gordon Douglas
- Films scored by Paul Sawtell
- Films set in San Quentin State Prison
- 1946 crime drama films
- American black-and-white films
- American crime drama films
- American romantic drama films
- 1946 romantic drama films
- 1940s crime drama film stubs