Blackwell's Island (1939)
This gangster film is based upon fact as it tells the tale of a determined reporter who has decided to make sure a certain notorious gangster gets his just desserts. It takes a long time, but eventually the reporter succeeds and the gangster is sent up river. Unfortunately, once there, he becomes the leader of the prisoners and, though incarcerated, is soon up to his old tricks of trying to corrupt local politicians and the warden. The obsessed journalist is infuriated and so gets himself sent to prison to stop the gangster once and for all. ~ Sandra Brennan, Rovi
- Starring:
- John Garfield, Rosemary Lane, (more)
- Director(s):
- William McGann
Synopsis of Blackwell's Island
This gangster film is based upon fact as it tells the tale of a determined reporter who has decided to make sure a certain notorious gangster gets his just desserts. It takes a long time, but eventually the reporter succeeds and the gangster is sent up river. Unfortunately, once there, he becomes the leader of the prisoners and, though incarcerated, is soon up to his old tricks of trying to corrupt local politicians and the warden. The obsessed journalist is infuriated and so gets himself sent to prison to stop the gangster once and for all. ~ Sandra Brennan, Rovi
Complete Cast of Blackwell's Island
- John Garfield - Tim Haydon
- Dick Purcell - Terry Walsh
- Stanley Fields - Bull Bransom
- Granville Bates - Warden Stuart Granger
- Peggy Shannon - Pearl Murray
- Norman Willis - Mike Garth
- Leon Ames - Ballinger
- William Gould - Deputy Warden Michaels
- James Spottswood - Garner
- Lotta Williams - Mrs. Walsh
- Jimmy O'Gatty - Rico Ide
- William B. Davidson - Hempel
- Raymond Bailey - Cash Sutton
- Rosemary Lane - Sunny Walsh
- Victor Jory - Thomas McNair
- Morgan Conway - Steve Cardigan
- Anthony Averill - Brower
- Charley Foy - Benny
- Joe Cunningham - Rawden
- Wade Boteler - Captain Pederson
- Vera Lewis - Nurse
- Walter Young - Judge
- Milburn Stone - Deputy commissioner
- John Hamilton - Guard
- Eddy Chandler - Headkeeper Jameson
- Director(s):
- William McGann
- Writer(s):
- Crane Wilbur
- Producer(s):
- Hal B. Wallis, Jack L. Warner
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