Prison Break (film)
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| Directed by | Arthur Lubin |
| Produced by | Trem Carr |
| Screenplay by |
Dorothy Davenport Norton S. Parker |
| Starring |
Barton MacLane Glenda Farrell Paul Hurst |
| Music by | Hayes Pagel Frank Sanucci |
| Cinematography | Harry Neumann |
| Edited by | Jack Ogilvie |
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Trem Carr Productions
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| Distributed by | Universal Pictures |
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72 minutes |
| Country | United States |
| Language | English |
Prison Break is a 1938 American crime-drama film directed by Arthur Lubin and starring Barton MacLane, Glenda Farrell and Paul Hurst. The film was based on the story "Walls of San Quentin" by Norton S. Parker. It was released by Universal Pictures on July 12, 1938. A fisherman confesses to a murder he didn't commit to protect a friend. Determined to keep out of trouble in prison, but another convict makes things difficult for him.
Joaquin Shannon (Barton MacLane) a fisherman takes the blame for a crime to protect his brother-in-law Joe Fenderson (Edward Pawley) who died from injuries from a mugging. He is sentenced to 10 years in prison for the crime. Joaquin asks Joe's sister and his girlfriend Jean Fenderson (Glenda Farrell) to wait for him, expecting to be paroled in one year for good behavior. However, in prison, he battles with Red Kincaid (Ward Bond). Joaquin's repeat altercation with Red causes him to fail his parole examination and his prison sentences are lengthened. Later, when Joaquin helps to stop a prison break which was led by Red, he is immediately released from prison.
Joaquin reunites with Jean. However, because of his criminal record and prison sentence, he is shunned and dismissed by employers. In a bar, he meets Soapy (Paul Hurst) a fellow ex-convict. Soapy convinces Joaquin to smuggle someone out of the country, who is actually Red and has escaped from prison. When Red and Soapy show up at the boat, they force Joaquin to navigate the boat. A dying Soapy who was shot by the police, tells Joaquin that Red killed Jean's brother. After finding out the truth, Joaquin fights Red to the death.
Glenda Farrell and Barton MacLane became popular co-starring in the Warner Bros.' Torchy Blane film series. The movie, Prison Break, were supposed to be the first film in a four picture deal and dual contract with Farrell and MacLane. However, they made no other films at the Universal Pictures again with each other. The movie's working titles were "State Prison", "Prison Walls" and "Walls of San Quentin".
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