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#2225
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Crime, Drama, Thriller
Framed for manslaughter after he breaks a story about city corruption, reporter Frank Ross is sure he'll prove his innocence and walk out of prison a free man. But that's now how the system works at Rocky Point Penitentiary. There, cellblock guards are vicious, the jute-mill labor is endless and the powers Ross fought on the outside conspire to keep him in. Frank's hope is turned to hopelessness. And he's starting to crack.
Two of the screen's famed tough guys star in this prison movie that casts a reform-minded eye on the brutalizing effects of life in the slammer. James Cagney "hits a white-hot peak as (Ross,) the embittered, stir-crazy fall guy" (Leonard Maltin's Movie Guide). And George Raft (Cagney's friend since their vaudeville days) portrays racketeer Hood Stacey, who may hold the key to springing Ross.
USA / English
| Jane Bryan | Joyce Conover |
| James Cagney | Frank Ross |
| George Raft | 'Hood' Stacey |
| George Bancroft | Warden John Armstrong |
| Maxie Rosenbloom | |
| Max 'Slapsie Maxie' Rosenbloom | Convict Fargo Red (as Maxie Rosenbloom) |
| Stanley Ridges | Convict Meuller |
| Alan Baxter | Polecat Carlisle |
| Victor Jory | W.J. Grayce |
| John Wray | Pete Kassock, a Guard |
| Edward Pawley | Convict Dale |
| Mel Blanc | |
| Arthur Q. Bryan | |
| Frank Graham |
| Director | William Keighley; Bobby Connolly; Friz Freleng |
| Writer | Norman Reilly Raine; Warren Duff; Jerome Odlum |
Two of the screen's famed tough guys star in this prison movie that casts a reform-minded eye on the brutalizing effects of life in the slammer. James Cagney "hits a white-hot peak as (Ross,) the embittered, stir-crazy fall guy" (Leonard Maltin's Movie Guide). And George Raft (Cagney's friend since their vaudeville days) portrays racketeer Hood Stacey, who may hold the key to springing Ross.
| Edition Details | |
| Distributor | Warner Home Video |
| Barcode | 012569677388 |
| Region | Region 1 |
| Release Date | 7/18/2006 |
| Packaging | Keep Case |
| Screen Ratio | Standard 1.33:1 B&W |
| Subtitles | French; Spanish |
| Audio Tracks | ENGLISH: Dolby Digital Mono [CC] |
| Layers | Single Side, Dual Layer |
| No. of Disks/Tapes | 1 |
| Personal Details | |
| Purchase Price | $19.98 |
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Features
| Warner Night at the Movies 1939 Short Subjects Gallery: ·Vintage Newsreel ·Documentary Short A Day at Santa Anita ·Oscar®-Nominated Classic Cartoon Detouring America ·Trailers of Each Dawn I Die and 1939's Wings of the Navy New Featurette Stool Pigeons and Pine Overcoats: The Language of Gangster Films Commentary by Film Historian Haden Guest Breakdowns of 1939: Studio Blooper Reel Bonus Cartoon Each Dawn I Crow Audio-Only Bonus: Radio Show with George Raft and Franchot Tone |