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  • Behind Prison Gates (1939)
  • Passed
    63 min | Action, Adventure, Crime
Behind Prison Gates (1939)
Passed
63 min | Action, Adventure, Crime

Det. Norman Craig assumes the identity of a dead bank robber (killed in a police shoot out), Red Murray, so he can infiltrate the prison and find three other bank robbers that the police are looking for. Things are going fine until Craig's...See moreDet. Norman Craig assumes the identity of a dead bank robber (killed in a police shoot out), Red Murray, so he can infiltrate the prison and find three other bank robbers that the police are looking for. Things are going fine until Craig's partner is found dead in his cell with a bullet hole in his head. The plot thickens as Craig now tries to find the robbers and the murderer of his partner. He pits the three he suspects against each other hoping their greed and paranoia will cause them to turn on each other and rat the other out. Written by Jane Byron Dean See less
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Director
Writers
Arthur T. Horman (original screenplay) | Leslie T. White (original screenplay)
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Updated Jul 28, 1939

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Jul 28, 1939 (United States)

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Cast

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38 cast members
Name Known for
Brian Donlevy
Agent Norman Craig / Red Murray Agent Norman Craig / Red Murray   See fewer
Julie Bishop
Sheila Murray (as Jacqueline Wells) Sheila Murray (as Jacqueline Wells)   See fewer
Joseph Crehan
Prison Warden O'Neil Prison Warden O'Neil   See fewer
Paul Fix
Convict Petey Ryan Convict Petey Ryan   See fewer
George Lloyd
Convict Marty Conroy Convict Marty Conroy   See fewer
Dick Curtis
Capt. Simmons Capt. Simmons   See fewer
Richard Fiske
Agent Lyman Agent Lyman   See fewer
Ernie Adams
Voight (uncredited) Voight (uncredited)   See fewer
George Anderson
State Atty. Gen. Matthews (uncredited) State Atty. Gen. Matthews (uncredited)   See fewer
Irving Bacon
Convict in Prison Yard (uncredited) Convict in Prison Yard (uncredited)   See fewer
Dick Botiller
Graves (uncredited) Graves (uncredited)   See fewer
Ed Brady
Prison Guard (uncredited) Prison Guard (uncredited)   See fewer
Earle D. Bunn
Tower Guard with Machine Gun (uncredited) Tower Guard with Machine Gun (uncredited)   See fewer
Edmund Cobb
Convict Attempting Escape (uncredited) Convict Attempting Escape (uncredited)   See fewer
James Craig
Jenkins (uncredited) Jenkins (uncredited)   See fewer
Lester Dorr
Floyd (uncredited) Floyd (uncredited)   See fewer
Ralph Dunn
Evans (uncredited) Evans (uncredited)   See fewer
Jack Evans
Convict (uncredited) Convict (uncredited)   See fewer
Al Ferguson
Oliver Thorsen Posing as Two-Gun Kelly (uncredited) Oliver Thorsen Posing as Two-Gun Kelly (uncredited)   See fewer
Eddie Foster
Convict (uncredited) Convict (uncredited)   See fewer
Kit Guard
Convict (uncredited) Convict (uncredited)   See fewer
Chuck Hamilton
Parker (uncredited) Parker (uncredited)   See fewer
Al Herman
Prison Guard (uncredited) Prison Guard (uncredited)   See fewer
Al Hill
Betts (uncredited) Betts (uncredited)   See fewer
Shemp Howard
Convict Kitchen Worker (uncredited) Convict Kitchen Worker (uncredited)   See fewer
Ethan Laidlaw
Prison Guard (uncredited) Prison Guard (uncredited)   See fewer
Del Lawrence
Turney (uncredited) Turney (uncredited)   See fewer
Edward LeSaint
Dr. Mason (uncredited) Dr. Mason (uncredited)   See fewer
George McKay
Sid Walsh (uncredited) Sid Walsh (uncredited)   See fewer
Charles McMurphy
Prison Guard (uncredited) Prison Guard (uncredited)   See fewer
George C. Pearce
Dad Prentis (uncredited) Dad Prentis (uncredited)   See fewer
Abe Reynolds
Prusiber (uncredited) Prusiber (uncredited)   See fewer
Ky Robinson
Guard Slade (uncredited) Guard Slade (uncredited)   See fewer
Cy Schindell
Convict (uncredited) Convict (uncredited)   See fewer
C.L. Sherwood
Convict (uncredited) Convict (uncredited)   See fewer
Harry Strang
Hastings (uncredited) Hastings (uncredited)   See fewer
John Tyrrell
Martin (uncredited) Martin (uncredited)   See fewer
Douglas Williams
Prison Guard (uncredited) Prison Guard (uncredited)   See fewer
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