Chain Gang
5.2
“It was legal murder until a reporter and his girl dared to get the inside story!”
Crusading newspaperman Cliff Roberts masquerades as a prison guard to document inhuman conditions.
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Cast
18 people
Douglas Kennedy
Cliff Roberts, aka Jack Granger
Known for
Dark Passage
The Amazing Transparent Man
Emory Parnell
Capt. Duncan
Known for
The Miracle of Morgan's Creek
Foreign Correspondent
William Phillips
Roy Snead
Known for
Man Without a Star
Detective Story
Don C. Harvey
Lead Guard Langley
Known for
Buchanan Rides Alone
Harry Cheshire
Editor Daniel "Pop" O'Donnell
Known for
The Sniper
Moonrise
Marjorie Lord
Rita McKelvey
Known for
Sherlock Holmes in Washington
Thurston Hall
John McKelvey, news publisher
Known for
The Secret Life of Walter Mitty
The Black Room
Billy Lechner
Eddie Jones, convict with sore foot
Also in
Junior Army
Penrod and His Twin Brother
Larry Steers
Committee Chairman
Also in
Lady Windermere's Fan
The Thoroughbred
Herbert Rawlinson
Senator Holden
Known for
Jail Bait
Dark Victory
George Eldredge
Guard Adams
Known for
The Corpse Vanishes
The Lineup
Rusty Wescoatt
Guard Yates
Also in
Captive Girl
Superman
Lew Landers Director
United States release November 1, 1950 · Produced in United States
Production
Columbia Pictures
Studio
United States
Produced in
Languages
Original language
English
Spoken on screen
English
Release dates
United States · September 28, 1950
Premiere
United States · November 1, 1950
Theatrical
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