Alcatraz Island
THE ROCK...for killers too tough for steel walls to cage!
Genres
Overview
A man who has been railroaded into prison is framed for the murder of a fellow inmate and must prove his innocence.
Details
Budget
$0
Revenue
$0
Runtime
63 min
Release Date
1937-10-13
Status
Released
Original Language
English
Vote Count
11
Vote Average
4.9
John Litel
'Gat' Brady
Ann Sheridan
Flo Allen
Mary Maguire
Annabel "Ann" Brady
Gordon Oliver
George Drake
Dick Purcell
David 'Harp' Santell
Ben Welden
Richard 'Red' Carroll
Addison Richards
Fred MacLane
George E. Stone
'Tough Tony' Burke
Vladimir Sokoloff
The Flying Dutchman
Peggy Bates
Miss Tolliver
Doris Lloyd
Miss Marquand
Charles Trowbridge
Alcatraz Warden
Janet Shaw
Sally Carruthers
Veda Ann Borg
The Red Head
Matty Fain
Butch - Gat's Henchman
Anderson Lawler
'Whitey' Edwards
Carole Landis
Party Girl (uncredited)
Edward Keane
Crandall (uncredited)
Pat O'Malley
Prison Guard (uncredited)
Edwin Stanley
Attorney (uncredited)
William Worthington
Judge (uncredited)
Charles Meakin
Juror (uncredited)
Theodore Lorch
First Trial Fixed Juror (uncredited)
Milton Kibbee
Court Clerk (uncredited)
Earl Dwire
Judge Robert Tremaine (uncredited)
Glen Cavender
Federal Officer (uncredited)
Lane Chandler
Federal Officer (uncredited)
Noble 'Kid' Chissell
Courtroom Spectator (uncredited)
Carrie Daumery
Courtroom Spectator (uncredited)
Spec O'Donnell
Courtroom Spectator (uncredited)
Sol Gorss
Joe (uncredited)
Willard Parker
Reporter (uncredited)
Dick Rich
Guard (uncredited)
Francis Sayles
Court Clerk (uncredited)
Myrtle Stedman
Party Guest (uncredited)
Max Wagner
Party Guest (uncredited)
Patricia Walthall
Party Guest (uncredited)
Joan Valerie
Secretary (uncredited)
Johnny Kern
Convict (uncredited)
Ralph Dunn
Metal Detector Guard (uncredited)
Tommy Bupp
Boy (uncredited)
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0.0
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