Jailbreak (1936)
Overview
A reporter gets himself sent to prison so he can solve a murder behind bars.
Production Companies
Additional Info
| Budget | $0.00 |
|---|---|
| Revenue | $0.00 |
| Original Language | en |
| Popularity | 1.155 |
Directed By
Nick Grindé
Crew
Joseph Hoffman
Nick Grindé
Hal B. Wallis
Joseph Hoffman
Bryan Foy
Jack L. Warner
Robert Hardy Andrews
Arthur L. Todd
TOP CAST
Barton MacLane
Detective Captain Rourke
June Travis
Jane Rogers
Craig Reynolds
Ken Williams
Dick Purcell
Ed Slayden
Joe King
Mike Eagan
George E. Stone
Weeper
Joseph Crehan
Warden
Addison Richards
Dan Varner
Eddie Acuff
Sig Patton
Charles Middleton
Dan Stone
Mary Treen
Gladys Joy
Henry Hall
Pop Anderson
Robert Emmett Keane
City Editor
Douglas Wood
Governor Daden
Milton Kibbee
Cabbie
Glen Cavender
Guard in Kitchen
Davison Clark
Police Sergeant
Ben Corbett
Convict with Visiting Lawyer
Lester Dorr
Hotel Clerk
Sol Gorss
Reporter
Eddie Graham
Prison Visitor
Gordon Hart
Parole Board Member
Edward Keane
Attorney
Eddie Lee
Chinese Clerk
George Magrill
Convict
Monte Montague
Laundry Room Convict
Jack Mower
Visitor's Room Guard
Robert Emmett O'Connor
Policeman
Henry Otho
Guard Murray
Paul Panzer
Cop
John J. Richardson
Convict Under Inspection
Cliff Saum
Policeman in Courtroom
Lee Shumway
Detective
Edwin Stanley
Judge
Leo White
Convict in Cell
Jack Wise
Reporter
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