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Numbered Men

Numbered Men

Numbered Men

Numbered Men

1930•1h 5m•

★5.0(6 ratings)

DramaCrime

Overview

Civilian Mary Dane and falsely imprisoned Bud Leonard love each other. Lou Rinaldo, who framed Bud to get Mary, and escape-minded King Callahan want to keep him in stir, but convict Bertie and the others, even including the Warden, set events in motion to prove that love and justice will prevail. NB: Prisoner numbers given in lieu of character names in many cast lists for this film do not match the numbers shown on the characters' uniforms, when these can be seen at all, and are not used in dialogue at all.

Director

Writers

Dwight Taylor, Alfred A. Cohn, Henry McCarty

Watchlist

Main Cast

Conrad Nagel

Conrad Nagel

Bertie 'Duke' Gray, #50607

Bernice Claire

Bernice Claire

Mary Dane

Raymond Hackett

Raymond Hackett

Bud 'The Kid' Leonard

George Cooper

George Cooper

'Happy'

Ralph Ince

Ralph Ince

'King' Callahan, #12254

Maurice Black

Maurice Black

Lou Rinaldo

William Holden

William Holden

Warden Lansing

Ivan Linow

Ivan Linow

'Baby Face'

Fred Howard

Fred Howard

Jimmy, a convict

Blanche Friderici

Blanche Friderici

Mrs. Miller

Tully Marshall

Tully Marshall

Lemuel Barnes

Jack Wise

Jack Wise

Bugs - Convict (uncredited)

Full Crew

Direction

Director: Mervyn LeRoy

Writing

Writer: Dwight Taylor
Screenplay: Alfred A. Cohn
Screenplay: Henry McCarty
Theatre Play: Dwight Taylor

Music & Sound

Conductor: Leo F. Forbstein

Cinematography

Director of Photography: Sol Polito

Editing

Editor: Terry O. Morse

Art Direction

Art Direction: John Hughes

Keywords

prisonprisonerprison wardenprison escapecode of honortrusteepre-codeescaped prisonerprison systemprison road ganghonorable manlover in prison

Did You Know?

#1

The runtime is 65 minutes (1h 5m).

#2

The film was directed by Mervyn LeRoy.

#3

The screenplay was written by Dwight Taylor and Alfred A. Cohn.

#4

Cinematography was handled by Sol Polito.

#5

This title is listed on IMDb as tt0021192.

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Rating

5.0/10

Mixed

6 votes

Movie Information

Original Title:

Numbered Men

Status:

Released

Language:

English

Country of Origin:

United States of America

Production Companies:

First National Pictures

First National Pictures