Behind Prison Gates

Behind Prison Gates
Theatrical release poster
Directed byCharles Barton
Screenplay byArthur T. Horman
Leslie T. White
Produced byWallace MacDonald
StarringBrian Donlevy
Julie Bishop
Joseph Crehan
Paul Fix
George Lloyd
Dick Curtis
CinematographyAllen G. Siegler
Edited byRichard Fantl
Production
company
Distributed byColumbia Pictures
Release date
  • July 28, 1939 (1939-07-28)
Running time
63 minutes
CountryUnited States
LanguageEnglish

Behind Prison Gates is a 1939 American crime film directed by Charles Barton and written by Arthur T. Horman and Leslie T. White. The film stars Brian Donlevy, Julie Bishop, Joseph Crehan, Paul Fix, George Lloyd and Dick Curtis. The film was released on July 28, 1939, by Columbia Pictures.[1][2][3]

Plot

Detective Norman Craig takes the identity of dead bank robber Red Murray in order to go into prison without raising suspicions, he starts looking for three other bank robbers, but one day his partner is found dead in his cell and now Norman also has to find his partner's murderer.

Cast

References

  1. ^ "Behind Prison Gates (1939) - Overview". TCM.com. Retrieved 2019-01-04.
  2. ^ Hal Erickson. "Behind Prison Gates (1939) - Charles Barton". AllMovie. Retrieved 2019-01-04.
  3. ^ "Behind Prison Gates". Catalog.afi.com. Retrieved 2019-01-04.