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Key Details

Release StatusReleased
Release Date1946-12-16
Languageen
Runtime1h 6m
Production

RKO Radio Pictures

6.3(12)
•1946•1h 6m

San Quentin

"SAGA OF THRILLING CONFLICT, ROMANCE AND REGENERATION!"

Crime

Overview

An ex-con sets up a program to straighten out hard-core prisoners. Things don't go as planned.

Writing & Screenplay
Howard J. GreenLawrence Kimble
Cinematography
Frank Redman

Principal Cast

18 credited
Lawrence Tierney
Lawrence TierneyJim Roland
Barton MacLane
Barton MacLaneNick Taylor
Marian Carr
Marian CarrBetty Richards
Harry Shannon
Harry ShannonWarden Kelly
Carol Forman
Carol FormanRuthie
Joe Devlin
Joe Devlin'Broadway' Johnson
Tom Keene
Tom KeeneHal Schaeffer
Tony Barrett
Tony BarrettSteve Marlowe
Lee Bonnell
Lee BonnellJoe Carzoni
Robert Clarke
Robert ClarkeTommy North

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San Quentin (1946) | Cinelio