San Quentin (1946 film)
San Quentin is a 1946 American romantic drama film directed by Gordon Douglas.
| San Quentin | |
|---|---|
| Directed by | Gordon Douglas |
| Written by | Arthur A. Ross |
| Starring | Lawrence Tierney Barton MacLane |
| Music by | Paul Sawtell |
| Cinematography | Frank Redman |
| Edited by | Marvin Coil |
| Distributed by | RKO Radio Pictures |
Release date | |
Running time | 66 min. |
| Country | United States |
| Language | English |
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 (Barton MacLane) escapes en route. The warden enlists an old enemy of Taylor's, Jim Roland (Lawrence Tierney), 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
- Lee Bonnell as Joe Carzoni
- Robert Clarke as Tommy North
- Raymond Burr as Jeff Torrance
- unbilled players include: Byron Foulger, Selmer Jackson and Herbert Rawlinson
References
- "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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