Paroled from the Big House
1938 film
- July 29, 1938 (1938-07-29)
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Paroled from the Big House is a 1938 American crime film directed by Elmer Clifton and starring Jean Carmen, Ted Adams and George Eldredge. It was produced as a second feature on Poverty Row.[1] It was later reissued under the alternative title Main Street Girl.
Plot
A district attorney opposes the leniency of the parole board. In particular a cop killer, 'Slicker' Nixon is released from prison and immediately sets up a new racket. Pat Mallory's father is a store owner who is killed by Nixon's gang and seeks revenge by plotting to kill the gangster.
Cast
- Jean Carmen as Pat Mallory
- Ted Adams as H.S. 'Slicker' Nixon
- George Eldredge as 'Red' Herron
- Milburn Stone as Commissioner Downey
- Walter Anthony as Joe 'Killer' Britt
- Ole Olsen as Torchy
- Gwen Lee as Binnie Bell
- Earl Douglas as Huke 'The Dude' Curtis
- Eleanor DeVan as Rita
- Edward Kaye as 'Gunner' Garson
- Joe Devlin as Jed Cross
- Allan Cavan as Chief of Police
- Kit Guard as Thug
References
- ^ Pitts p.196
Bibliography
- Pitts, Michael R. Poverty Row Studios, 1929–1940. McFarland & Company, 2005.
External links
- Paroled from the Big House at IMDb
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Films directed by Elmer Clifton
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- The Flame of Youth (1917)
- High Speed (1917)
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- The Two-Soul Woman (1918)
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