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Those High Grey Walls (1939)

Those High Grey Walls poster
Directed by
Charles Vidor
Genre
drama film, crime film
Country
United States
Runtime
1h 20m
Rating
6.4 of 10 from 4 voters
Elsewhere
IMDb

How it feels

A doctor is wrongly convicted of a crime and sent to prison. He must navigate the harsh realities of life behind bars while trying to prove his innocence.

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What happens

Those High Grey Walls is a 1939 American crime film directed by Charles Vidor and starring Walter Connolly, Onslow Stevens and Iris Meredith. Produced and distributed by Columbia Pictures, it is also known by the alternative title The Gates of Alcatraz. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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