Numbered Men (1930)

Directed by

Mervyn LeRoy

Genre

drama film

Country

United States

Runtime

1h 10m

Rating

5.1 of 10 from 7 voters

Elsewhere

IMDb

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The film shelves have a room of their own that you can walk around in. The cat behind the counter is the AI Catbot, and they pick real films from the same catalogue when you tell them what you feel like watching. Nothing is for sale, here or in there. Go in from here and this film is already out on the counter, with more like it waiting on the shelf next to it.

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How it feels

A man is sent to a harsh prison where he must navigate the brutal conditions and interactions with other inmates. The story follows his struggle to maintain his identity within a system designed to break people down.

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What happens

Numbered Men is a 1930 American pre-Code prison drama film (originally with songs) produced and released by First National Pictures, a subsidiary of Warner Bros. Pictures, and directed by Mervyn LeRoy. The movie stars Bernice Claire, Conrad Nagel, Raymond Hackett and Ralph Ince. The film was based on the play entitled Jail Break by Dwight Taylor. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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