Jailbreak (1936 film)

1936 film by Nick Grinde

For the British film of the same year, see Gaol Break.

Jailbreak

Directed by| Nick Grinde
Screenplay by| Robert Hardy Andrews
Joseph Hoffman
Story by| Jonathan Finn
Produced by| Bryan Foy
Starring| Barton MacLane
June Travis
Craig Reynolds
Dick Purcell
Joe King
George E. Stone
Cinematography| Arthur L. Todd
Edited by| Harold McLernon
Music by| Bernhard Kaun

Production
company

Warner Bros.

Distributed by| Warner Bros.

Release date

* August 5, 1936 (1936-08-05)

Running time

| 60 minutes
Country| United States
Language| English

Jailbreak is a 1936 American (Precursor) film noir, crime, mystery, drama film directed by Nick Grinde and written by Robert Hardy Andrews and Joseph Hoffman. The film stars Barton MacLane, June Travis, Craig Reynolds, Dick Purcell, Joe King, and George E. Stone. The film was released by Warner Bros. on August 5, 1936.[1][2][3]

## Plot[edit]

A ex-racketeer has a fight with a cop and goes to prison, and things happen when he tries to get paroled, and a newspaper reporter tries to figure it out.

## Cast[edit]

* Barton MacLane as Detective Captain Rourke
* June Travis as Jane Rogers
* Craig Reynolds as Ken Williams
* Dick Purcell as Ed Slayden
* Joe King as Mike Eagan
* George E. Stone as Weeper
* Joseph Crehan as Warden
* Addison Richards as Dan Varner
* Eddie Acuff as Sig Patton
* Charles Middleton as Dan Stone
* Mary Treen as Gladys Joy
* Henry Hall as Pop Anderson
* Robert Emmett Keane as City Editor

## References[edit]

1. ^ "Jailbreak (1936) - Overview". TCM.com. Retrieved 2015-12-13.
2. ^ J.T.M. (1936-08-06). "Movie Review - Jailbreak - At the Strand". NYTimes.com. Retrieved 2015-12-13.
3. ^ "Jailbreak". Afi.com. 1936-07-20. Retrieved 2015-12-13.

## External links[edit]

* Jailbreak at IMDb

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Films directed by Nick Grinde

* Riders of the Dark (1928)
* Beyond the Sierras (1928)
* Morgan's Last Raid (1929)
* The Desert Rider (1929)
* Good News (1930)
* Remote Control (1930)
* This Modern Age (1931)
* Vanity Street (1932)
* Menu (1933)
* Stone of Silver Creek (1935)
* Border Brigands (1935)
* How to Sleep (1935)
* Ladies Crave Excitement (1935)
* Public Enemy's Wife (1936)
* Lucky Fugitives (1936)
* Jailbreak (1936)
* The Captain's Kid (1936)
* Fugitive in the Sky (1936)
* Public Wedding (1937)
* White Bondage (1937)
* Love Is on the Air (1937)
* Exiled to Shanghai (1937)
* Delinquent Parents (1938)
* Down in 'Arkansaw' (1938)
* Federal Man-Hunt (1938)
* King of Chinatown (1939)
* A Woman Is the Judge (1939)
* Sudden Money (1939)
* Million Dollar Legs (1939)
* The Man They Could Not Hang (1939)
* Scandal Sheet (1939)
* The Man with Nine Lives (1940)
* Before I Hang (1940)
* Convicted Woman (1940)
* Friendly Neighbors (1940)
* Girls of the Road (1940)
* Mountain Moonlight (1941)
* Hitler - Dead or Alive (1942)
* Road to Alcatraz (1945)

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