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Oscar-nominee John Garfield (The Postman Always Rings Twice, Air Force) plays a hardened crook behind bars who comes up against a reform-minded warden.
Trouble erupts when Garfield's character encounters the man responsible for his imprisonment.
Also starring Ann Sheridan (Angels With Dirty Faces) and Pat O'Brien (Some Like It Hot). Directed by Oscar-nominee Anatole Litvak (Anastasia, The Snake Pit).
Original Release
02/17/1940
US Release
02/17/1940
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Cast
| Name | Character |
|---|
| Burgess Meredith | Steven Rockford / Steve Rockford |
| John Garfield | Tommy Gordon |
| Pat O'Brien | Warden Long / Warden Walter Long |
| Henry O'Neill | District Attorney |
| Ann Sheridan | Kay / Kay Manners |
| Jerome Cowan | Ed Crowley |
| John Litel | Chaplain / Prison Chaplain |
| Margot Stevenson | Ann Rockford |
| Willard Robertson | Ragan |
| Edward Pawley | Black Jack |
Directors
Writers
Seton I. Miller, Brown Holmes, Courtney Terrett, Lewis E. Lawes
Cast
| Name | Character |
|---|
| Burgess Meredith | Steven Rockford / Steve Rockford |
| John Garfield | Tommy Gordon |
| Pat O'Brien | Warden Long / Warden Walter Long |
| Henry O'Neill | District Attorney |
| Ann Sheridan | Kay / Kay Manners |
| Jerome Cowan | Ed Crowley |
| John Litel | Chaplain / Prison Chaplain |
| Margot Stevenson | Ann Rockford |
| Willard Robertson | Ragan |
| Edward Pawley | Black Jack |
| Billy Wayne | Pete |
| Nedda Harrigan | Mrs. Long |
| Wade Boteler | Principal Keeper |
| Barbara Pepper | Goldie |
| Robert Strange | Joe Morris |
| Eddie Acuff | Bill - Prisoner Dispensing Clothing |
| Ernie Adams | Kelner - the Fink |
| Nat Carr | Reporter |
| Eddy Chandler | Intake Guard |
| Loia Cheaney | Lady in Room 611 |
Producers
| Name | Role |
|---|
| Hal B. Wallis | Executive Producer |
| Samuel Bischoff | Producer |
| Anatole Litvak | Producer |
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