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I Was a Convict (1939)

I Was a Convict poster
Directed by
Aubrey Scotto
Genre
crime film
Country
United States
Runtime
1h 02m
Rating
6.5 of 10 from 2 voters
Elsewhere
IMDb

How it feels

A man tries to navigate life after prison. He faces suspicion and trouble from his past.

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What happens

I Was a Convict is a 1939 American crime film directed by Aubrey Scotto and written by Robert Hardy Andrews and Ben Markson. The film stars Barton MacLane, Beverly Roberts, Clarence Kolb, Janet Beecher, Horace McMahon and Ben Welden. The film was released on March 6, 1939, by Republic Pictures. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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