Jailbreak (1936 film)

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Jailbreak
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Directed by Nick Grinde
Screenplay by Robert Hardy Andrews
Joseph Hoffman
Story byJonathan Finn
Produced by Bryan Foy
Starring Barton MacLane
June Travis
Craig Reynolds
Dick Purcell
Joe King
George E. Stone
Cinematography Arthur L. Todd
Edited byHarold McLernon
Music by Bernhard Kaun
Production
company
Distributed byWarner Bros.
Release date
  • August 5, 1936 (1936-08-05)
Running time
60 minutes
CountryUnited States
LanguageEnglish

Jailbreak is a 1936 American (Precursor) film noir, crime, mystery, drama film directed by Nick Grinde and written by Robert Hardy Andrews and Joseph Hoffman. The film stars Barton MacLane, June Travis, Craig Reynolds, Dick Purcell, Joe King, and George E. Stone. The film was released by Warner Bros. on August 5, 1936. [1] [2] [3]

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Plot

A ex-racketeer has a fight with a cop and goes to prison, and things happen when he tries to get paroled, and a newspaper reporter tries to figure it out.

Cast

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References

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