Behind Prison Walls

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Behind Prison Walls
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Directed by Steve Sekely
Screenplay byVan Norcross
Story by William Ullman Jr.
Produced by Arthur Ripley
Starring Alan Baxter
Gertrude Michael
Tully Marshall
Edwin Maxwell
Jacqueline Dalya
Matt Willis
CinematographyMarcel Le Picard
Edited by Holbrook N. Todd
Music by Leo Erdody
Production
company
Distributed byProducers Releasing Corporation
Release date
  • March 22, 1943 (1943-03-22)
Running time
64 minutes
CountryUnited States
LanguageEnglish

Behind Prison Walls is a 1943 American crime film directed by Steve Sekely and written by Van Norcross. The film stars Alan Baxter, Gertrude Michael, Tully Marshall, Edwin Maxwell, Jacqueline Dalya and Matt Willis. The film was released on March 22, 1943, by Producers Releasing Corporation. [1] [2] [3]

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  2. Hal Erickson. "Behind Prison Walls (1943) - Steve Sekely". AllMovie. Retrieved 2018-12-01.
  3. "Behind Prison Walls". Catalog.afi.com. Retrieved 2018-12-01.