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I Was a Convict (1939)

1h 2m

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I Was a Convict (1939)

Name: I Was a Convict
Genre: Drama, Crime
Released: 1939-03-06

1h 2m

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March 6, 1939
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Plot.

In this crime drama a wealthy business tycoon serves a sentence for tax fraud. While there he becomes good friends with his cellmates and after they are all released, the magnate appoints them both as executives in his company.

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Cast & Crew.

Barton MacLane

Ace King

Beverly Roberts

Judy Harrison

Clarence Kolb

John B. Harrison

Janet Beecher

Mrs. Martha Harrison

Horace McMahon

Missouri Smith

Ben Welden

Rocks Henry

Leon Ames

Jackson

Robert Hardy Andrews

Story / Screenplay

Clara Blandick

Aunt Sarah Scarlett

Aubrey Scotto

Director

Russell Hicks

District Attorney

Ben Markson

Screenplay

John Harmon

Matty

Edward Snyder

Cinematographer

Gene Milford

Editor

Details.

Release Date
March 6, 1939

Status
Released

Running Time
1h 2m

Genres
Drama Crime

Last updated: 2025-02-10

This Movie Is About.

prison

escape

convict

millionaire

Wiki.

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.