Playboy Johnny Gray is framed and sent to prison after his stolen car is found at a holdup committed by Rico, and while the latter is not suspected, his henchman Harry, Creeper and Red are ...
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Title: You Can't Beat the Law (1943)
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Cast
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| Edward Norris | ... |
Johnny Gray
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| Joan Woodbury | ... |
Amy Duncan
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| Jack La Rue | ... |
Cain
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| Milburn Stone | ... |
Frank Sanders
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| Robert Homans | ... |
Mr. Duncan
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Charles Jordan | ... |
Rico Henchman Creeper
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| Kenneth Harlan | ... |
First Warden
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| Bryant Washburn | ... |
Governor
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| Selmer Jackson | ... |
Mr. Bedford
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| Paul McVey | ... |
Wayne - Death Row Inmate
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George Kamel | ... |
Jumpy
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Willy Castello | ... |
Rico
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Playboy Johnny Gray is framed and sent to prison after his stolen car is found at a holdup committed by Rico, and while the latter is not suspected, his henchman Harry, Creeper and Red are convicted with Johnny. Stung by the injustice, when even his fiancée believes him guilty, Johnny becomes an unruly prisoner and is put in a cell with Cain, head of the prison gang planning a break. The new warden, Frank Sanders, wins Johnny over by changing his cell mate and giving him a chance to work in the prison gardens. Here, he meets Amy Duncan, daughter of prison guard Duncan. In an failed escaped, engineered from the outside by Rico, who is killed, one of Rico's men confesses that Johnny is innocent. Written by Les Adams <[email protected]>
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injustice | retribution | wrongful conviction | double cross | deception |Taglines:
Dramatic Story of a Prison MutinyCertificate:
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Country:
USALanguage:
EnglishRelease Date:
29 January 1943 (USA) See more »Also Known As:
Prison Mutiny See more »Filming Locations:
San Quentin State Prison, San Quentin, California, USACompany Credits
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1.37 : 1
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This film's earliest documented telecast took place in New York City Tuesday 13 December 1949 on WPIX (Channel 11). See more »Frequently Asked Questions
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Johnny Gray is a socialite with a bad attitude and finds himself in trouble with the law for minor selfish offences before finally getting framed for a robbery. In prison his outlook becomes bitter, and he plots an escape with other inmates while learning lessons of life from a convict on death row and a benevolent guard.
It unfolds like any other Monogram picture with stiff acting from some of the cast along the way. It's not bad if you enjoy straightforward B-movie crime dramas. The cinematography is about as simple as it gets.
It's not for everybody, but if you like Monogram crime movies it's what you are looking for.