Outside These Walls

Outside These Walls

SAFER WITH KILLERS INSIDE THESE CELLS...THAN WITH WOMEN WITHOUT HEARTS!

NR 1939 · 60 min · ★ 8.8 · Drama, Crime

Walen plays Dan Sparling, a convicted embezzler who becomes editor of his prison newspaper. After serving out his sentence, he sets up an independent newspaper devoted to attacking corruption in public life, encountering various difficulties due to his being an ex-con and opposition from the incumbent administration.

Directed by Ray McCarey · Written by Ferdinand Reyher

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