
The Asphalt Jungle(1950)
Recently paroled from prison, legendary burglar "Doc" Riedenschneider, with funding from Alonzo Emmerich, a crooked lawyer, gathers a small group of veteran criminals together in the Midwest for a big jewel heist.



Ralph Forbes
David Brent

Paula Stone
Ruth Porter

William Royle
Steve Moran

John Kelly
Buggsie
George Travell
Gus

Charles Brokaw
Ronald 'Squire' Stanton

Florence Lake
Hattie
Sam Wren
Convict Mortimer

James Flavin
Detective Sgt. Berkovich
Convicts at Large is a crime, drama film released in 1938. Directed by David Friedman, it stars Ralph Forbes, Paula Stone, William Royle. An innocent man is bamboozled into trading places with a dangerous escaped convict.
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