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| Men Without Souls | |
|---|---|
| Directed by | Nick Grinde |
| Written by | Harvey Gates Robert Hardy Andrews |
| Starring | Barton MacLane John Litel Glenn Ford Rochelle Hudson |
| Cinematography | Benjamin Kline |
| Edited by | James Sweeney |
| Distributed by | Columbia Pictures |
Release date |
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Running time | 62 minutes |
| Country | United States |
| Language | English |
Men Without Souls is a 1940 black and white crime movie, starring Barton MacLane and Glenn Ford and directed by Nick Grinde.
Johnny Adams goes to prison, under a false name, with the intention of killing the sadistic Captain White, a bastard guard, who had beaten Johnny's father to death just before the end of his sentence. Not knowing Johnny's true identity, White asks him to spy on his cellmate "Blackie" Drew, but Johnny and Blackie develop a mutual respect for one another.
Rev. Thomas Storm, the prison's idealistic new chaplain, well-meaning but seen by the prisoners as a fink, learns of Johnny's plan and persuades him to give it up and do his time peacefully, but when "Blackie" quietly kills White, he frames Johnny out of misguided spite. The honesty of Rev. Storm ensures that Johnny gets convicted, and sentenced to the chair, but Storm has a feeling that Blackie is holding out some angle on the truth.
Only Blackie can save Johnny, but will the truth set Johnny free, or an explosion in the prison boiler room?
| Actor | Role |
|---|---|
| Barton MacLane | Blackie Drew |
| John Litel | Reverend Thomas Storm |
| Rochelle Hudson | Suzan Leonard |
| Glenn Ford | Johnny Adams |
| Don Beddoe | Warden Schafer |
| Cy Kendall | Capt. White |
| Eddie Laughton | Lefty |
| Dick Curtis | Duke |
| Richard Fiske | Crowley |
| Walter Soderling | Old Muck |
| Walter Sande | First Reporter (unconfirmed) |
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