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Blackwell's Island (1939)

NR · 1939-01-24 · 1h 11m · EN
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A reporter gets himself sent to prison to expose a mobster.

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William C. McGannDirector

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John GarfieldJohn GarfieldTim HaydonRosemary LaneRosemary LaneMary 'Sunny' WalshDick PurcellDick PurcellTerry WalshVictor JoryVictor JoryThomas MacNairStanley FieldsStanley Fields'Bull' BransomMorgan ConwayMorgan ConwaySteve CardiganGranville BatesGranville BatesStuart GrangerAnthony AverillAnthony AverillBrowerPeggy ShannonPeggy ShannonPearl MurrayCharley FoyCharley FoyBenny FarmerNorman WillisNorman WillisMike GarthJoe CunninghamJoe CunninghamBen Rawden

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PrisonReporter

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Genre affinityComedy · Drama · CrimeTheme affinityPrison · ReporterDialogue densityComedy · DramaPacingShortDirector preference220021Actor preference263017 · 330393 · 314210

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A reporter gets himself sent to prison to expose a mobster.

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Blackwell's Island has a runtime of 71 minutes.