"Murder Behind Bars! WHEN? WHO? HOW?" 11 April 1942 Adventure, Drama, Action 59 mins
When a prisoner on Death Row is "accidentally" killed just before his execution, a reporter smells something fishy...
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Faye Emerson as Gladys Wayne
Van Johnson as Bert Bell
George Meeker as 'Scoop' Conner
Frank Wilcox as Randall
Tod Andrews as Dapper Dan Malloy (as Michael Ames)
Roland Drew as Mile-Away Gordon
Ruth Ford as Irene Gordon
Joseph Crehan as Ainslee
William Gould as Prison Warden
Joe Devlin as Motorcycle cop
Douglas Wood as Burgen
John Maxwell as Prison Doctor
Patrick McVey as Chief Electrician (as Pat McVeigh)
Dick Rich as Death House Guard
Fred Kelsey as "Screw"
William Phillips as Mike - Henchman (as Bill Phillips)
B. Reeves Eason Director
Raymond L. Schrock Screenplay
Jerome Chodorov Idea
Lester D. Guthrie Assistant Director
Sol Gorss Stunts
Howard Jackson Original Music Composer
Terry O. Morse Editor
Perc Westmore Makeup Artist
Ted D. McCord Director of Photography
Friedrich Hollaender Original Music Composer
Hugh Reticker Art Direction
Milo Anderson Costume Design
Harvey Parry Stunts
Max Steiner Original Music Composer
Leo Erdody Original Music Composer
Orry-Kelly Costume Design
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United States 11 April 1942
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