Outside These Walls (1939)
Overview
Walen plays Dan Sparling, a convicted embezzler who becomes editor of his prison newspaper. After serving out his sentence, he sets up an independent newspaper devoted to attacking corruption in public life, encountering various difficulties due to his being an ex-con and opposition from the incumbent administration.
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Additional Info
| Budget | $0.00 |
|---|---|
| Revenue | $0.00 |
| Original Language | en |
| Popularity | 1.146 |
Directed By
Ray McCarey
Crew
Ray McCarey
Harold Buchman
Ferdinand Reyher
Lucien Ballard
James Sweeney
Jack A. Goodrich
TOP CAST
Michael Whalen
Dan Sparling
Dolores Costello
Margaret Bronson
Virginia Weidler
Ellen Sparling
Don Beddoe
Dinky
Selmer Jackson
John Wilson
Mary Forbes
Gertrude Bishop
Robert Emmett Keane
Sam Fulton
Pierre Watkin
Hewitt Bronson
Kathleen Lockhart
Miss Thornton
Dick Curtis
Flint
Matthew Beard
Penny (uncredited)
Clem Bevans
Smedley (uncredited)
Florence Wix
Miss Strawbridge (uncredited)
Robert Sterling
Reporter (uncredited)
Lorna Gray
Secretary (uncredited)
Joe Devlin
Circulation Man (uncredited)
Kenneth MacDonald
Hutchins (uncredited)
Erville Alderson
Sauers (uncredited)
Dorothy Comingore
Secretary (uncredited)
Richard Fiske
Prisoner (uncredited)
Rita Owin
Teacher (uncredited)
Winifred Drew
Bit Role (uncredited)
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