Blackwell's Island (1939)
Overview
A reporter gets himself sent to prison to expose a mobster.
Production Companies
Additional Info
| Budget | $0.00 |
|---|---|
| Revenue | $0.00 |
| Original Language | en |
| Popularity | 1.974 |
Directed By
William C. McGann
Crew
Crane Wilbur
Lee Katz
Doug Gould
Crane Wilbur
Sidney Hickox
William C. McGann
TOP CAST
John Garfield
Tim Haydon
Rosemary Lane
Mary 'Sunny' Walsh
Dick Purcell
Terry Walsh
Victor Jory
Thomas MacNair
Stanley Fields
'Bull' Bransom
Morgan Conway
Steve Cardigan
Granville Bates
Stuart Granger
Anthony Averill
Brower
Peggy Shannon
Pearl Murray
Charley Foy
Benny Farmer
Norman Willis
Mike Garth
Joe Cunningham
Ben Rawden
Wade Boteler
Captain Pedersen
William B. Davidson
Hempel
Leon Ames
Ballinger (uncredited)
Raymond Bailey
Cash Sutton (uncredited)
Sam Bernard
Prison Vendor (uncredited)
James Blaine
Police Officer (uncredited)
Eddy Chandler
Headkeeper Jameson (uncredited)
Lane Chandler
Policeman at Ballinger's (uncredited)
Harry Cody
Guard (uncredited)
Steve Darrell
Convict (uncredited)
Joe De Stefani
First Dockworker (uncredited)
John Dilson
Finlay (uncredited)
Demetris Emanuel
Second Dockworker (uncredited)
Eddie Foster
Convict (uncredited)
Chester Gan
Wong (uncredited)
Jack Gardner
Convict (uncredited)
William Gould
Deputy Warden Michaels (uncredited)
George Guhl
Police Officer (uncredited)
John Harron
Deputy District Attorney (uncredited)
Harry Harvey
Convict (uncredited)
Lew Harvey
Guard (uncredited)
Al Herman
Prison Waiter (uncredited)
Robert Homans
Dock Guard (uncredited)
Sam Jackson
Sam (uncredited)
Vera Lewis
Hospital Desk Nurse (uncredited)
Fred Malatesta
Third Dockworker (uncredited)
Herman Marks
Convict (uncredited)
Brenda Marshall
Reynolds' Secretary (uncredited)
Walter Miller
Guard (uncredited)
Will Morgan
MacNair's Secretary (uncredited)
Jimmy O'Gatty
Rico Ide (uncredited)
George Offerman, Jr.
Messenger with an Orchid (uncredited)
Henry Otho
Guard (uncredited)
Bob Perry
Convict (uncredited)
Herbert Rawlinson
Dave Reynolds (uncredited)
Dick Rich
Guard (uncredited)
Charles Seel
Surgeon (uncredited)
Gus Sonnenberg
Guard (uncredited)
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