Seven Miles from Alcatraz

Seven Miles from Alcatraz

A helpless girl trapped between desperate cons and enemy rats in a lonely lighthouse!

1942 · 62 min · ★ 5.4 · Thriller, Action

After Pearl Harbor, convicts at Alcatraz prison live in fear of bomb attacks, driving Champ Larkin and his pal Jimbo to a desperate escape attempt which lands them on a tiny lighthouse island, where they take over. The five inhabitants are stymied in their efforts to summon aid. But the island also figures in the schemes of a big Nazi spy ring; which will win out, the gangsters' greed or their patriotism?

Directed by Edward Dmytryk · Written by John D. Klorer

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James Craig Champ Larkin
Bonita Granville Anne Porter
Frank Jenks Jimbo
George Cleveland "Cap" Porter
Cliff Edwards Stormy
Erford Gage Paul Brenner
Tala Birell Baroness
John Banner Fritz
Otto Reichow Max
Bruce Edwards HQ Radioman Nick
Richard Martin HQ De-coder
Ann Summers Nazi Hostess

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