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Invisible Stripes (1939)

Invisible Stripes poster
Directed by
Lloyd Bacon
Genre
drama film, prison film, crime film
Country
United States
Runtime
1h 18m
Rated
NR
Rating
6.2 of 10 from 28 voters
Elsewhere
IMDb

How it feels

A man gets out of prison but finds he cannot escape his criminal past or build a straight life. His struggle pulls in his family and old associates.

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What happens

Invisible Stripes is a 1939 Warner Bros. crime film starring George Raft as a gangster unable to go straight after returning home from prison. The film was directed by Lloyd Bacon and also features William Holden, Jane Bryan and Humphrey Bogart. The screenplay by Warren Duff was based on the novel of the same title by Warden Lewis E. Lawes, a fervent crusader for prison reform, as adapted by Jonathan Finn. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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