San Quentin
6.5
“... Amazing Drama of Desperate Men Behind the Walls!”
Ex-Army officer Jameson takes a job a prison guard at San Quentin. Joe, the brother of his new girlfriend May, is sentenced to the prison for robbery. When Jameson tries to separate lawbreakers from hardened criminals, badguy Hansen tries to stir up trouble by telling Joe about Jameson's interest in his sister.
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Cast
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Pat O'Brien
Capt. Stephen Jameson
Known for
Some Like It Hot
Angels with Dirty Faces
Humphrey Bogart
Joe 'Red' Kennedy
Known for
Casablanca
The Maltese Falcon
Ann Sheridan
May
Known for
Woman on the Run
Angels with Dirty Faces
Barton MacLane
Lt. Druggin
Known for
I Dream of Jeannie
The Maltese Falcon
Joe Sawyer
'Sailor Boy' Hansen
Known for
The Killing
Gilda
Veda Ann Borg
Helen
Known for
Mildred Pierce
The Alamo
Archie Robbins
Mickey Callahan
Also in
Marked Woman
Bad Boy
Joe King
Warden Taylor
Known for
The Walking Dead
Bullets or Ballots
Gordon Oliver
Captain
Known for
The Spiral Staircase
Jezebel
Garry Owen
Dopey
Known for
Arsenic and Old Lace
The Dark Mirror
Marc Lawrence
Venetti
Known for
From Dusk Till Dawn
The Man with the Golden Gun
Emmett Vogan
Lieutenant
Known for
The Mummy's Ghost
Lloyd Bacon Director · Humphrey Cobb Screenplay Peter Milne Screenplay
United States release August 3, 1937 · Produced in United States · Production Warner Bros. Pictures
Production
First National Pictures
Production
Warner Bros. Pictures
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United States
Produced in
Languages
Original language
English
Spoken on screen
English
Release dates
United Kingdom · May 24, 1937
Limited theatrical · London
United States · August 3, 1937
Limited theatrical · New York City, New York
United States
August 7, 1937 · Theatrical
United Kingdom
November 22, 1937 · Theatrical
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