Blackwell's Island (1939)
- Directed by
- William C. McGann
- Genre
- prison film
- Country
- United States
- Runtime
- 1h 11m
- Rated
- NR
- Rating
- 5.5 of 10 from 8 voters
- Elsewhere
- IMDb
How it feels
A man goes undercover in a brutal prison to expose corruption. He uncovers a web of crime and injustice while trying to stay alive.
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What happens
Blackwell's Island is a 1939 American crime drama film directed by William C. McGann and written by Crane Wilbur. The film stars John Garfield, Rosemary Lane, Dick Purcell, Victor Jory, Stanley Fields and Morgan Conway. The film was released by Warner Bros. Pictures on March 25, 1939. It was based on a real life scandal on Welfare Island. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)
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