Movie: Chain Gang

Top 10 Billed Cast

Douglas Kennedy
Douglas Kennedy

Cliff Roberts, aka Jack Granger

Emory Parnell
Emory Parnell

Capt. Duncan

William Phillips
William Phillips

Roy Snead

Don C. Harvey
Don C. Harvey

Lead Guard Langley

Harry Cheshire
Harry Cheshire

Editor Daniel "Pop" O'Donnell

Marjorie Lord
Marjorie Lord

Rita McKelvey

Thurston Hall
Thurston Hall

John McKelvey, news publisher

Billy Lechner
Billy Lechner

Eddie Jones, convict with sore foot

Larry Steers
Larry Steers

Committee Chairman

Herbert Rawlinson
Herbert Rawlinson

Senator Holden

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  • Overview

    Crusading newspaperman Cliff Roberts masquerades as a prison guard to document inhuman conditions.

  • Release Date

    1950-11-01

  • Average

    6.7

  • Rating:

    3.4 starts
  • Tagline

    It was legal murder until a reporter and his girl dared to get the inside story!

  • Genres

  • Languages:

    English

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