San Quentin
... Amazing Drama of Desperate Men Behind the Walls!
1937 · 1h 10m · APPROVED
Action, Drama
Directed by
Lloyd Bacon
Overview
Ex-Army officer Jameson takes a job a prison guard at San Quentin. Joe, the brother of his new girlfriend May, is sentenced to the prison for robbery. When Jameson tries to separate lawbreakers from hardened criminals, badguy Hansen tries to stir up trouble by telling Joe about Jameson's interest in his sister.
Director and cast
- Lloyd Bacon Director
- Pat O'Brien as Capt. Stephen Jameson
- Humphrey Bogart as Joe 'Red' Kennedy
- Ann Sheridan as May
- Barton MacLane as Lt. Druggin
- Joe Sawyer as 'Sailor Boy' Hansen
- Veda Ann Borg as Helen
- Archie Robbins as Mickey Callahan
- Joe King as Warden Taylor
- Gordon Oliver as Captain
- Garry Owen as Dopey
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