Prison drama starring Millard Mitchell and Gilbert Roland. A new jail psychologist is viewed with suspicion by the convicts at Harbour State Prison. Eventually, six men come to trust the "Doc", who tries to make their daily routine more tolerable. But he finds himself implicated as a shield in a jail break.
John Beal plays a psychologist who enters Harbour State Prison to interview a variety of prisoners, including a safecracker, an embezzler and a killer. Based on Donald Powell Wilson's bestselling novel, this quasi-documentary was produced by message movie maestro Stanley Kramer and was intended to give convicts a human face, even a sense of humour. Some scenes were shot inside the actual San Quentin prison, using real convicts as extras.
| role | name |
|---|---|
| James Connie | Millard Mitchell |
| Punch Pinero | Gilbert Roland |
| Doc | John Beal |
| Blivens Scott | Marshall Thompson |
| Clem Randall | Alf Kjellin |
| Dawson | Harry Morgan |
| Steve Kopac | Jay Adler |
| Doctor Gordon | Regis Toomey |
| Jocko | Charles Bronson |
| role | name |
|---|---|
| Director | Hugo Fregonese |
