Those High Grey Walls(1939)
FROM A MAN IN WHITE...TO A "CON" IN STRIPES!
Dr. MacAuley, a kindly, beloved country doctor, is sent to Fillmore Prison. His crime was for removing a bullet from a young man who was escaping from the police.
Movie: Those High Grey Walls
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