Blackwell's Island (film)
| Blackwell's Island | |
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 Theatrical release poster | |
| Directed by | William C. McGann |
| Screenplay by | Crane Wilbur |
| Story by | Crane Wilbur Lee Katz |
| Produced by | Bryan Foy |
| Starring | John Garfield Rosemary Lane Dick Purcell Victor Jory Stanley Fields Morgan Conway |
| Cinematography | Sidney Hickox |
| Edited by | Doug Gould |
| Music by | Bernhard Kaun |
Production company | |
| Distributed by | Warner Bros. |
Release date |
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Running time | 71 minutes |
| Country | United States |
| Language | English |
Blackwell's Island is a 1939 crime film directed by William C. McGann and written by Crane Wilbur. The film stars John Garfield, Rosemary Lane, Dick Purcell, Victor Jory, Stanley Fields and Morgan Conway. The film was released by Warner Bros. on March 25, 1939.[1][2]
Plot
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Cast
- John Garfield as Tim Haydon
- Rosemary Lane as Mary 'Sunny' Walsh
- Stanley Fields as 'Bull' Bransom
- Dick Purcell as Terry Walsh
- Victor Jory as Commissioner Thomas MacNair
- Morgan Conway as Steve Cardigan
- Granville Bates as Prison Warden Stuart 'Stu' Granger
- Anthony Averill as Brower
- Peggy Shannon as Pearl Murray
- Charley Foy as Benny Farmer
- Norman Willis as Mike Garth
- Joe Cunningham as Ben Rawden
- Wade Boteler as Capt. Pedersen
- William B. Davidson as Defense Attorney Hempel
- Milburn Stone Uncredited
References
- ^ "Blackwell's Island (1939) - Overview". TCM.com. Retrieved 2015-09-01.
- ^ Nugent, Frank S. (1939-03-02). "Movie Review - Blackwell s Island - THE SCREEN; Passing Comments on 'Blackwell's Island,' at the Globe, and Three of the Other New Pictures At the Rialto At Cinema 49 At Loew's Criterion". NYTimes.com. Retrieved 2015-09-01.
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Categories:
- 1939 films
- 1930s crime drama films
- American black-and-white films
- American crime drama films
- American films
- American prison films
- Crime films based on actual events
- English-language films
- Films about journalists
- Films directed by William Clemens
- Films set in New York City
- Warner Bros. films
- 1930s crime drama film stubs