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| Directed by | Henry Levin |
| Produced by | Jerry Bresler |
| Written by | Screenplay: Seton I. Miller Fred Niblo, Jr. William Bowers Story: Martin Flavin |
| Starring | Glenn Ford Broderick Crawford |
| Music by | George Duning |
| Cinematography | Burnett Guffey |
| Editing by | Al Clark |
| Distributed by | Columbia Pictures |
| Release date(s) | August 1950 |
| Running time | 91 minutes |
| Country | United States |
| Language | English |
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Convicted (1950) is a American crime film noir directed by Henry Levin and written by Seton I. Miller, Fred Niblo, Jr., and William Bowers, based on a play written by Martin Flavin. Henry Levin ( 5 June 1909 - 1 May 1980 began as a stage actor and director but was most notable as an American Film director of over fifty feature Seton I Miller (1902 - 1974 was a Hollywood Screenwriter and producer. Fred Niblo Jr (1903 - 1973 was a successful Hollywood Screenwriter. William Bowers ( Las Cruces, 1916 - Woodland Hills California, 1987 was a reporter in Long Beach California before becoming a Screenwriter Martin (Archer Flavin ( November 2, 1883 – December 27, 1967) was an American Playwright and novelist. Gwyllyn Samuel Newton "Glenn" Ford ( May 1, 1916 &ndash August 30, 2006) was a Canadian -born American William Broderick Crawford ( December 9, 1911 - April 26, 1986) was an American Academy Award -winning actor George Duning ( February 25, 1908 &ndash February 27, 2000) was an American Musician and film Composer. Burnett Guffey, ASC ( May 26, 1905 - May 30, 1983 in Del Rio Tennessee) was an American Cinematographer. }} Columbia Pictures Industries Inc is an American Film production and distribution company The United States of America —commonly referred to as the English is a West Germanic language originating in England and is the First language for most people in the United Kingdom, the United States The year 1950 in film involved some significant events Events February 15 - Walt Disney Studios The United States of America —commonly referred to as the In the sociological field, crime is the breach of a rule or Law for which some governing authority or force may ultimately prescribe a Punishment Film noir is a cinematic term used primarily to describe stylish Hollywood crime dramas, particularly those that emphasize moral ambiguity and sexual motivation Henry Levin ( 5 June 1909 - 1 May 1980 began as a stage actor and director but was most notable as an American Film director of over fifty feature Seton I Miller (1902 - 1974 was a Hollywood Screenwriter and producer. Fred Niblo Jr (1903 - 1973 was a successful Hollywood Screenwriter. William Bowers ( Las Cruces, 1916 - Woodland Hills California, 1987 was a reporter in Long Beach California before becoming a Screenwriter Martin (Archer Flavin ( November 2, 1883 – December 27, 1967) was an American Playwright and novelist. The drama features Glenn Ford, Broderick Crawford, among others. Gwyllyn Samuel Newton "Glenn" Ford ( May 1, 1916 &ndash August 30, 2006) was a Canadian -born American William Broderick Crawford ( December 9, 1911 - April 26, 1986) was an American Academy Award -winning actor [1]
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Plot
The prison drama tells of Joe Hufford (Ford) as a man convicted of manslaughter. George Knowland (Crawford) is the warden who understands Hufford and tries to help him adjust to prison life.
Hufford witnesses the murder of a rat by another convict (Millard Mitchell), but he sticks to the prison "silent code" and refuses to talk, even though it means he will be accused of the killing. Millard Mitchell ( August 14, 1903 – October 13, 1953) was an American Character actor whose credits include roughly
He's wounded by a guard in a subsequent fight. Finally, the real murderer confesses and Hufford escapes the electric chair and into the arms of the warden's daughter (Dorothy Malone), whom he has fallen in love. This article is about the actress For the cookbook writer see Dorothy Malone.
Background
Convicted was the third film version of Martin Flavin's 1929 stage play The Criminal Code. The year 1929 in literature involved some significant events and new books [2]
Cast
- Glenn Ford as Joe Hufford
- Broderick Crawford as George Knowland
- Millard Mitchell as Malloby
- Dorothy Malone as Kay Knowland
- Carl Benton Reid as Captain Douglas
- Frank Faylen as Convict Ponti
- Will Geer as Convict Mapes
- Martha Stewart as Bertie Williams
- Henry O'Neill as Detective Dorn
- Douglas Kennedy as Det. Gwyllyn Samuel Newton "Glenn" Ford ( May 1, 1916 &ndash August 30, 2006) was a Canadian -born American William Broderick Crawford ( December 9, 1911 - April 26, 1986) was an American Academy Award -winning actor Millard Mitchell ( August 14, 1903 – October 13, 1953) was an American Character actor whose credits include roughly This article is about the actress For the cookbook writer see Dorothy Malone. Carl Benton Reid ( born 14 August 1893 in Lansing Michigan &ndash 16 March 1973 in Hollywood California) was an Frank Faylen ( December 8, 1905 &ndash August 2, 1985) was an American movie and television Actor. Will Geer ( 9 March 1902 &ndash 22 April 1978) was an American Actor. Henry O'Neill ( August 10, 1891 – May 18, 1961) was a Film actor known for playing gray-haired fathers lawyers and similarly Bailey
- Roland Winters as Vernon Bradley, Attorney
- Ed Begley as Mackay, Head of Parole Board
- Whit Bissell as States Attorney Owens
- John Doucette as Convict Tex
Critical reception
The staff at Variety magazine wrote, "Convict isn't quite as grim a prison film as the title would indicate. Roland Winters (1904-1989 was an American actor who portrayed Charlie Chan in six films Edward James Begley ( March 25, 1901 &ndash April 28, 1970) was an American award winning Actor. Whitner Nutting "Whit" Bissell ( 25 October, 1909 – 5 March 1996) was an American Character actor. John Doucette ( January 21, 1921, Brockton, Massachusetts – August 16, 1994, Banning, California Variety is a weekly entertainment trade newspaper founded in New York in 1905 by Sime Silverman It has several off-beat twists to its development, keeping it from being routine. While plotting is essentially a masculine soap opera, scripting [from a play by Martin Flavin] supplies plenty of polish and good dialog to see it through. "[3]
Critic Dennis Schwartz gave the film a mixed review, specifically for the way the ending was handled, writing, "Henry Levin confidently directs this dated routine miscarriage of justice crime drama. . . Feeling too much doom and gloom has been laid on the snake-bitten Joe, the film concludes in a happy ending-- something the audience was probably rooting for. But this happy ending seemed a stretch. "[4]
References
- ^ Convicted at the Internet Movie Database.
- ^ Erikson, Hal. Convicted at Allmovie. Allmovie (previously All Movie Guide) is a commercial database of information about Movie stars movies and television shows.
- ^ Variety. Film review, August 1950. Last accessed: January 21, 2008. Events 1189 - Philip II of France and Richard I of England begin to assemble troops to wage the Third Crusade. 2008 ( MMVIII) is the current year in accordance with the Gregorian calendar, a Leap year that started on Tuesday of the Common
- ^ Schwartz, Dennis. Ozus' World Movie Reviews, film review, October 1, 2004. Events 331 BC - Alexander the Great defeats Darius III of Persia in the Battle of Gaugamela. "MMIV" redirects here For the Modest Mouse album see " Baron von Bullshit Rides Again " Last accessed: January 21, 2008.
External links
- Convicted at the Internet Movie Database.
- Convicted at Allmovie. Allmovie (previously All Movie Guide) is a commercial database of information about Movie stars movies and television shows.
- Convicted at the TCM Movie Database. Turner Classic Movies ( TCM) is a cable television channel featuring commercial -free classic movies mostly from the Turner Entertainment and Warner
- Convicted article at Turner Classic Movies by Nathaniel Thompson. Turner Classic Movies ( TCM) is a cable television channel featuring commercial -free classic movies mostly from the Turner Entertainment and Warner
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