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Key Details

Release StatusReleased
Release Date1938-09-30
Languageen
Runtime1h 8m
Production

Paramount Pictures

6.0(4)
•1938•1h 8m

King of Alcatraz

"He changed his prison stripes for a pirate's hat !"

Crime

Overview

A convict who has just escaped from Alcatraz Prison takes over a passenger ship. Two of the ship's crew hatch a plot to overpower him and rescue the ship's passengers.

Writing & Screenplay
Irving Reis

Principal Cast

19 credited
Gail Patrick
Gail PatrickDale Borden
Lloyd Nolan
Lloyd NolanRaymond Grayson
Harry Carey
Harry CareyCaptain Glennan
J. Carrol Naish
J. Carrol NaishSteve Murkil
Robert Preston
Robert PrestonRobert MacArthur
Anthony Quinn
Anthony QuinnLou Gedney
Dennis Morgan
Dennis MorganFirst Mate Rogers (as Richard Stanley)
Richard Denning
Richard DenningHarry Vay
Konstantin Shayne
Konstantin ShayneMurok
Eddie Marr
Eddie MarrDave Carter

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