I Was a Convict

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I Was a Convict
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Directed by Aubrey Scotto
Screenplay by Robert Hardy Andrews
Ben Markson
Story byRobert Hardy Andrews
Produced by Herman Schlom
Starring Barton MacLane
Beverly Roberts
Clarence Kolb
Janet Beecher
Horace McMahon
Ben Welden
Cinematography Edward Snyder
Edited by Gene Milford
Music by Cy Feuer
William Lava
Joseph Nussbaum
Production
company
Distributed byRepublic Pictures
Release date
  • March 6, 1939 (1939-03-06)
Running time
62 minutes
CountryUnited States
LanguageEnglish

I Was a Convict is a 1939 American crime film directed by Aubrey Scotto and written by Robert Hardy Andrews and Ben Markson. The film stars Barton MacLane, Beverly Roberts, Clarence Kolb, Janet Beecher, Horace McMahon and Ben Welden. The film was released on March 6, 1939, by Republic Pictures. [1] [2] [3]

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