Fugitive from a Prison Camp

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Fugitive from a Prison Camp
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Theatrical film poster
Directed by Lewis D. Collins
Written by
Produced by Larry Darmour
Starring
Cinematography James S. Brown Jr.
Edited by Dwight Caldwell
Music by Lee Zahler
Production
company
Larry Darmour Productions
Distributed by Columbia Pictures
Release date
  • October 5, 1940 (1940-10-05)
Running time
59 minutes
CountryUnited States
LanguageEnglish

Fugitive from a Prison Camp is a 1940 American thriller film directed by Lewis D. Collins and starring Jack Holt, Marian Marsh and Robert Barrat. [1]

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Plot

After an innocent man is picked up following a police raid, a sheriff tries to demonstrate his belief that first offenders should be given a chance.

Cast

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References

  1. Dick, Bernard F. (2015). Columbia Pictures: Portrait of a Studio. Lexington, KY: University Press of Kentucky. p. 246. ISBN   978-0813152158.