Prison Warden (film)

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Prison Warden
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Directed by Seymour Friedman
Written by Eric Taylor
Produced byRudolph C. Flothow
Starring Warner Baxter
Anna Lee
Harlan Warde
Cinematography Henry Freulich
Edited by James Sweeney
Production
company
Distributed byColumbia Pictures
Release date
  • October 20, 1949 (1949-10-20)
Running time
62 minutes
CountryUnited States
LanguageEnglish

Prison Warden is a 1949 American film noir crime film directed by Seymour Friedman and starring Warner Baxter, Anna Lee and Harlan Warde. [1]

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  1. Blottner p.263

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