The read
It runs a compact 1h 9m.
Synopsis
In this brutal prison drama a hen-pecked husband is sentenced to prison after getting caught with his hand in the company till. He is sent to a high-rise facility in LA. It seems the fellow was only following the instructions of his domineering, constantly nagging wife who, as soon as he is put away, takes up with a more successful businessman. This causes her new lover's ex-lover to get insanely jealous and kill the conniving wife.
Ratings
IMDb6.5/10
8 audience votes
Key crew
- Charles BrabinDirector
- Zelda SearsScreenplay
- Eve GreeneScreenplay
Cast
- Richard DixJohn Day
- Madge EvansDorothy Day
- Conway TearleGeorge Hollins
- Una MerkelMamie
- Stuart ErwinJerry
- George McFarlandJohnny Day
- Isabel JewellKate Lovett
- James BellSlim Williams
- Raymond HattonHart
- Paul HurstHarry
- Samuel S. HindsO'Farrell
- Bess FlowersParty Guest
Stills
Themes
prisonpre-code