San Quentin
SAGA OF THRILLING CONFLICT, ROMANCE AND REGENERATION!
NR 1946 · 66 min · ★ 6.3 · Crime
An ex-con sets up a program to straighten out hard-core prisoners. Things don't go as planned.
Directed by Gordon Douglas · Written by Lawrence Kimble
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Lawrence Tierney Jim Roland -
Barton MacLane Nick Taylor -
Marian Carr Betty Richards -
Harry Shannon Warden Kelly -
Carol Forman Ruthie -
Joe Devlin 'Broadway' Johnson -
Tom Keene Hal Schaeffer -
Tony Barrett Steve Marlowe -
Lee Bonnell Joe Carzoni -
Robert Clarke Tommy North -
Raymond Burr Jeff Torrance - L Lewis E. Lawes Prologue Speaker
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