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Behind Prison Gates

10.0·1939·63 min·English·Directed by Charles Barton

"BETTER TO DIE IN A FIGHT FOR FREEDOM THAN A LIVING DEATH BEHIND BARS!"

CrimeDramaAction

Synopsis

An agent for the state attorney general poses as a convict to learn about bank loot.

Main Cast

Brian Donlevy

Brian Donlevy

Agent Norman Craig / Red Murray

Julie Bishop

Julie Bishop

Sheila Murray (as Jacqueline Wells)

Joseph Crehan

Joseph Crehan

Prison Warden O'Neil

Paul Fix

Paul Fix

Convict Petey Ryan

George Lloyd

George Lloyd

Convict Marty Conroy

Dick Curtis

Dick Curtis

Capt. Simmons

Richard Fiske

Richard Fiske

Agent Lyman

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TMDB Rating10.0/ 10

Votes1

Release DateJul 28, 1939

Popularity0

Original LanguageEnglish

ProductionColumbia Pictures