Plot: A convict falls in love with his new cellmate's sister, only to become embroiled in a planned break-out which is certain to have lethal consequences.
A sometimes creaky, often hokey, enjoyable Old school prison drama. The highlight is the action at the end, which seems to foretell "the Battle of Alcatraz". Also, good is Wallace Beery as the tough, not-too-bright Prisoner "Butch". Chester Morris is excellent in the lead, and you have wonder what happened to his leading man career. He's no Clark Gable in this one, but he's still good. Almost unrecognizable is a young Robert Montgomery playing a sniveling coward. The script has plenty of Guard brutality, but unlike "Brute Force" it doesn't seem to have a political agenda.
Summary - An entertaining prison movie. At 87 minutes it doesn't wear out its welcome.
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