During the 1920s, before the 1944 California prison reform, Warden Ben Rickey rules Folsom Prison with a ruthless hand. He believes that prisons should be used for punishment, rather than rehabilitation to reduce the incidence of repeated returns to jail (recidivism). His methods are violent, torturous, and intended to beat the prisoners into submission.
MPAA Rating: | NR |
Genre: | Crime, Drama |
Country: | United States |
Produced By: | Bryan Foy |
Directed By: | Crane Wilbur |
Written By: | Crane Wilbur |
Cast: | Robert Karnes, Michael Tolan, David Brian, Matt Willis, Mike Lally, Sheb Wooley, Anthony George, Margia Dean, Philip Carey, George Wallace, Mari Aldon, Damian O'Flynn, Gayle Kellogg, Paul Picerni, Charles Horvath, William Campbell, James Griffith, Charles Lung, Jack Shea, Tom Wilson, Sol Gorss, Jack Wise, Tom Dugan, Montgomery Pittman, Sailor Vincent, Lyle Latell, David McMahon, Stuart Randall, Dick Wesson, Richard Benedict, Larry J. Blake, James Magill, Jan Arvan, Dorothy Hart, Steve Cochran, Jack Perrin, Danny Arnold, Chuck Hamilton, Scott Forbes, Ted De Corsia, Bud Wolfe, Spencer Chan, Edward Norris, Perc Launders |
In Theaters: | May 18, 1951 |
Runtime: | 1 hour 27 minutes |
Production: | Warner Bros. |
Available On: | Itunes, Vudu |
Read More On: | Wikipedia |