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Duffy of San Quentin (1954)

Duffy of San Quentin poster
Directed by
Walter Doniger
Genre
drama film
Country
United States
Runtime
1h 18m
Rated
NR
Rating
6.8 of 10 from 4 voters
Elsewhere
IMDb

How it feels

A prison warden tries to reform inmates through education and hard work. He faces resistance from both the prisoners and the system.

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What happens

Duffy of San Quentin is a 1954 American film noir crime film directed by Walter Doniger and written by Walter Doniger and Berman Swarttz. The film stars Louis Hayward, Joanne Dru, Paul Kelly, Maureen O'Sullivan, George Macready and Horace McMahon. The film was released by Warner Bros. Pictures on March 16, 1954. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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