Duffy Of San Quentin (1954) On DVD
Actor : Louis Hayward, Joanne Dru, Paul Kelly, Maureen O'Sullivan, George Macready
Director: Walter Doniger
Genre: Mystery
Year: 1954
Studio: Warner Archive
Length: 77
Released:May 7, 2013
Rating: Not Rated (MPAA Rating)
Format: DVD
Misc: Black & White
Language:English
Subtitles : English
DESCRIPTION:
Clinton T. Duffy (Paul Kelly) suddenly has a job few would ever want. He’s the interim warden at San Quentin, given the job for 30 days after violence and corruption swept what was then the nation’s largest prison facility. Duffy aims to make his few days matter, cracking down on notorious guards, wiping out a stool-pigeon network and hiring the institute’s first female nurse (Joanne Dru). The reforms take hold. Duffy’s 30 days would become 12 years. Based on his memoir, Duffy of San Quentin tells the story of the warden’s pivotal early tenure through the prism of his interactions with volatile inmate Edward Harper (Louis Hayward). Filmmaker Walter Doniger guides the action. He next made the prison film The Steel Cage (with Kelly and Maureen O’Sullivan returning as the Duffys) and explored life behind bars again in The Steel Jungle. As a trivia note to this film: look for DeForest Kelly in the role of a detective.
Actor : Louis Hayward, Joanne Dru, Paul Kelly, Maureen O'Sullivan, George Macready
Director: Walter Doniger
Genre: Mystery
Year: 1954
Studio: Warner Archive
Length: 77
Released:May 7, 2013
Rating: Not Rated (MPAA Rating)
Format: DVD
Misc: Black & White
Language:English
Subtitles : English
DESCRIPTION:
Clinton T. Duffy (Paul Kelly) suddenly has a job few would ever want. He’s the interim warden at San Quentin, given the job for 30 days after violence and corruption swept what was then the nation’s largest prison facility. Duffy aims to make his few days matter, cracking down on notorious guards, wiping out a stool-pigeon network and hiring the institute’s first female nurse (Joanne Dru). The reforms take hold. Duffy’s 30 days would become 12 years. Based on his memoir, Duffy of San Quentin tells the story of the warden’s pivotal early tenure through the prism of his interactions with volatile inmate Edward Harper (Louis Hayward). Filmmaker Walter Doniger guides the action. He next made the prison film The Steel Cage (with Kelly and Maureen O’Sullivan returning as the Duffys) and explored life behind bars again in The Steel Jungle. As a trivia note to this film: look for DeForest Kelly in the role of a detective.
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