
Murder in the First(1995)
A young, inexperienced public defender is assigned to defend an inmate accused of committing murder while behind bars.


“He changed his prison stripes for a pirate's hat !”
A convict who has just escaped from Alcatraz Prison takes over a passenger ship. Two of the ship's crew hatch a plot to overpower him and rescue the ship's passengers.

Gail Patrick
Dale Borden

Lloyd Nolan
Raymond Grayson

Harry Carey
Captain Glennan

J. Carrol Naish
Steve Murkil

Robert Preston
Robert MacArthur

Anthony Quinn
Lou Gedney

Dennis Morgan
First Mate Rogers (as Richard Stanley)

Richard Denning
Harry Vay

Konstantin Shayne
Murok

Eddie Marr
Dave Carter
King of Alcatraz is a crime film released in 1938 exploring themes of alcatraz prison. Directed by Robert Florey, it stars Gail Patrick, Lloyd Nolan, Harry Carey. A convict who has just escaped from Alcatraz Prison takes over a passenger ship. Two of the ship's crew hatch a plot to overpower him and rescue the ship's passengers.
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