Experiment Alcatraz

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Experiment Alcatraz
Experiment Alcatraz poster.jpg
Theatrical release poster
Directed by Edward L. Cahn
Screenplay by Orville H. Hampton
Story by George W. George
George F. Slavin
Produced byEdward L. Cahn
Starring John Howard
Joan Dixon
Walter Kingsford
Robert Shayne
Cinematography Jackson Rose
Edited byPhilip Cahn
Music by Irving Gertz
Production
company
Edward L. Cahn Productions
Distributed by RKO Pictures
Release date
  • November 21, 1950 (1950-11-21)
Running time
57 minutes
CountryUnited States
LanguageEnglish

Experiment Alcatraz is a 1950 American crime film directed by Edward L. Cahn and written by Orville H. Hampton. The film stars John Howard, Joan Dixon, Walter Kingsford and Robert Shayne. It was released on November 21, 1950 by RKO Pictures. [1] [2] [3]

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Plot

Many Alcatraz prisoners have volunteered to ingest an experimental serum that could cure a fatal blood disease. They have been promised parole in exchange for their participation. During the experiments, notorious racketeer Barry Morgan steals nurse Joan McKenna's scissors and stabs convict Eddie Ganz to death, then escapes.

The medical tests are abandoned, and the vaccine is called a failure. Joan is upset because the serum could help her brother Dick, who is afflicted with the disease. Dr. Ross Williams, who invented the medicine, and Joan attempt to understand why Morgan had reacted in a violent manner during the experiment. Ross is beaten by one of Morgan's thugs, Duke Shaw, and threatened to cease his pursuit of Morgan.

The trail leads Ross and Joan to Lake Tahoe and lodge owner Ethel Ganz, the dead inmate's stepdaughter, who points a gun at them. Eddie had hidden $250,000 in stolen loot that she found, and she is now married to Morgan, with whom she plotted the murder and prison breakout.

Morgan and his henchmen are caught and sent to jail, and the serum is given another chance.

Cast

References

  1. ↑ "Experiment Alcatraz (1950) - Overview - TCM.com". Turner Classic Movies. Archived from the original on March 15, 2014. Retrieved 21 September 2014.
  2. ↑ "Experiment Alcatraz". TV Guide. Retrieved 21 September 2014.
  3. ↑ Hal Erickson (2016). "Experiment Alcatraz (1950)". Movies & TV Dept. The New York Times . Baseline & All Movie Guide. Archived from the original on 7 March 2016. Retrieved 21 September 2014.


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