Watch Chain Gang (1950) Official Trailer
It was legal murder until a reporter and his girl dared to get the inside story!
7.5 / 10 IMDb November 1, 1950 1h 10m
Crusading newspaperman Cliff Roberts masquerades as a prison guard to document inhuman conditions.
Director
Runtime
1h 10m
Release Date
November 1, 1950
Genre
Crime, Action, Drama
Status
Released
Languages
English
Country
United States of America
Cast
Douglas Kennedy
as Cliff Roberts, aka Jack Granger
Emory Parnell
as Capt. Duncan
William Phillips
as Roy Snead
Don C. Harvey
as Lead Guard Langley
Harry Cheshire
as Editor Daniel "Pop" O'Donnell
Marjorie Lord
as Rita McKelvey
Thurston Hall
as John McKelvey, news publisher
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Billy Lechner
as Eddie Jones, convict with sore foot
Larry Steers
as Committee Chairman
Herbert Rawlinson
as Senator Holden
George Eldredge
as Guard Adams
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Rusty Wescoatt
as Guard Yates
William Tannen
as Harry Cleaver
Rick Vallin
as Mr. Dennison
Frank Wilcox
as Lloyd Killgallen (uncredited)
Dorothy Vaughan
as Mrs. Briggs (uncredited)
Paul E. Burns
as Dr. Evans (uncredited)
William Fawcett
as Zeke (uncredited)
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