San Quentin

San Quentin

... Amazing Drama of Desperate Men Behind the Walls!

1937•1h 10m•6.5/10

ActionDrama

Ratings

🎬TMDb

6.5/10(29)

Ex-Army officer Jameson takes a job a prison guard at San Quentin. Joe, the brother of his new girlfriend May, is sentenced to the prison for robbery. When Jameson tries to separate lawbreakers from hardened criminals, badguy Hansen tries to stir up trouble by telling Joe about Jameson's interest in his sister.

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First National Pictures, Warner Bros. Pictures

Language

EN

Status

Released

Release Date

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Cast

Pat O'Brien

Pat O'Brien

Capt. Stephen Jameson

Humphrey Bogart

Humphrey Bogart

Joe 'Red' Kennedy

Ann Sheridan

Ann Sheridan

May

Barton MacLane

Barton MacLane

Lt. Druggin

Joe Sawyer

Joe Sawyer

'Sailor Boy' Hansen

Veda Ann Borg

Veda Ann Borg

Helen

Archie Robbins

Archie Robbins

Mickey Callahan

Joe King

Joe King

Warden Taylor

Gordon Oliver

Gordon Oliver

Captain

Garry Owen

Garry Owen

Dopey

Marc Lawrence

Marc Lawrence

Venetti

Emmett Vogan

Emmett Vogan

Lieutenant

William Pawley

William Pawley

Convict

Al Hill

Al Hill

Convict

Max Wagner

Max Wagner

Prison Runner

Ernie Adams

Ernie Adams

Fink

George Beranger

George Beranger

Lorenz Review Headwaiter

Michael Stark

Gino Corrado

Gino Corrado

Lorenz Review Waiter (uncredited)

Frank Faylen

Frank Faylen

Convict Envying Hoffman (uncredited)

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