Men of San Quentin (1942)
1942 · Feature film · 76 min · dir. William Beaudine
THE GREATEST PRISON DRAMA EVER FILMED!
- Thriller
- Action
- Crime
Synopsis
A crooked deputy warden at San Quentin Penitentiary tries to frame a sergeant of the guards, Jack Holden, for the killing of a guard and a prisoner during a jailbreak.
Synopsis from OMDb
Details
- Director
- William Beaudine
- Writer
- Ernest Booth
- Studio
- PRC
- Released
- 1942-05-15
- Running time
- 76 minutes
Cast & crew
William Beaudine Director
J. Anthony Hughes
Eleanor Stewart
Dick Curtis
Charles Middleton
Jeffrey Sayre
Reviews on the Internet Archive
★★ · If I didn't live 5 miles from San Quentin, I'd have turned it off · kareneliot · 2010-06-20
I originally picked this one just to see images of Marin County from 68 years ago, and after I saw Mt. Tam hasn't changed at all, I wanted to turn it off because I found the story line pretty boring... But I live right up the road from San Quentin, so felt it was my obligation to watch it to the end. It is a nice story though, a nice rose colored glasses story.
★★ · This movie isn't too bad. · Albert Schlef · 2010-10-13
This movie isn't too bad. Bad it isn't exciting. In 1942 it had a purpose: to convince the public that the prison system can rehabilitate its prisoners. But nowadays, to me, this movie isn't appealing.
