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State Penitentiary

State Penitentiary

SAVAGE REALISM FILMED BEHIND PRISON WALLS !

19506.51h 6mNR

Overview

A man wrongly accused of a crime must decide between getting involved in a prison break, or remaining in jail until his wife can prove his innocence.

Directed by Lew Landers
Written by Howard J. Green, Robert Libott, Frank Burt
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Top Cast

Warner Baxter

Warner Baxter

Rodger Manners

Onslow Stevens

Onslow Stevens

Richard Evans

Karin Booth

Karin Booth

Shirley Manners

Robert Shayne

Robert Shayne

Stanley Brown

Richard Benedict

Richard Benedict

Mike Gavin

Brett King

Brett King

Al 'Kid' Beaumont

John Bleifer

John Bleifer

Jailbreak Jimmy

Leo Cleary

Leo Cleary

Warden-Narrator

Rick Vallin

Rick Vallin

Tom

William Fawcett

William Fawcett

Costello, a Prisoner

Themes & Keywords

prisonwrongly accused

About State Penitentiary

State Penitentiary is a drama, adventure, crime film released in 1950 exploring themes of prison, wrongly accused. Directed by Lew Landers, it stars Warner Baxter, Onslow Stevens, Karin Booth. A man wrongly accused of a crime must decide between getting involved in a prison break, or remaining in jail until his wife can prove his innocence.

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