Road Gang (1936)
Overview
A crusading young reporter planning a series of articles about a corrupt politician is framed for a crime and sentenced to serve five years at a prison farm.
Production Companies
Additional Info
| Budget | $0.00 |
|---|---|
| Revenue | $0.00 |
| Original Language | en |
| Popularity | 0.655 |
Directed By
Louis King
Crew
Louis King
Harold Buckley
Abem Finkel
Bryan Foy
L. William O'Connell
Hugh Reticker
Jack Killifer
Hal B. Wallis
Heinz Roemheld
Dalton Trumbo
L. William O'Connell
Leo F. Forbstein
TOP CAST
Donald Woods
James 'Jim' Larrabie
Kay Linaker
Barbara Winston
Carlyle Moore Jr.
Robert 'Bob' Gordon
Joseph Crehan
Harry Shields
Henry O'Neill
George Winston
Joe King
J. W. Moett
Addison Richards
Parmenter
Charles Middleton
Grayson
Olin Howland
Prison Farm Doctor
William B. Davidson
Attorney General Mardsen
Harry Cording
Sam Dawson (guard with whip)
Marc Lawrence
Prisoner
Eddie Shubert
Buck Draper
Edward Van Sloan
Dudley
Ben Hendricks Jr.
Jake (motorcycle cop)
George Lloyd
Prisoner at Boone City Jail
Frank Faylen
Radio Dispatcher
Bernice Pilot
Lucinda
Ernie Adams
Jeff - Convict with Bad Leg (uncredited)
Ted Billings
Convict (uncredited)
Eddy Chandler
Ed - Guard #1 (uncredited)
Jack Cheatham
Guard (uncredited)
Nick Copeland
Second Guard at Farm (uncredited)
Jack Curtis
Guard (uncredited)
Don Downen
Western Union Messenger (uncredited)
Frank Fanning
Frank - Guard (uncredited)
Douglas Gordon
Chuckler at Blackfoot
Sol Gorss
Guard in Blackfoot Mine (uncredited)
Charles Graham
Convict (uncredited)
Herbert Heywood
Convict at Blackfoot (uncredited)
Harry Hollingsworth
Guard (uncredited)
Stuart Holmes
Guard at Farm (uncredited)
John Irwin
Old Convict (uncredited)
Milton Kibbee
Convict Warning Larrabee
Paul Kruger
Engineer (uncredited)
Edward LeSaint
Judge (uncredited)
Tom Manning
W.B. Hefflin - Jailer (uncredited)
Rex Moore
Boy Sent to Blackfoot (uncredited)
Henry Otho
Guard in Blackfoot Mine (uncredited)
Edward Peil Sr.
Guard in Sleeping Quarters (uncredited)
Lee Phelps
Guard in Blackfoot Mine (uncredited)
Lee Prather
Guard (uncredited)
Sam Rice
Convict Withholding Fork (uncredited)
John J. Richardson
Smokey - Safecracking Convict (uncredited)
Constantine Romanoff
Tangle-Eye - Convict at Farm (uncredited)
Albert Russell
Expressionless Convict (uncredited)
Frank Shannon
Chaplain (uncredited)
Lee Shumway
Mone Guard (uncredited)
Sailor Vincent
Convict at Blackfoot (uncredited)
Leo White
Convict at Farm (uncredited)
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