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Numbered Men (1930)

Numbered Men poster
Directed by
Mervyn LeRoy
Genre
drama film
Country
United States
Runtime
1h 10m
Rating
5.1 of 10 from 7 voters
Elsewhere
IMDb

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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