
Chain Gang
Crime · Action · Drama
Overview
Crusading newspaperman Cliff Roberts masquerades as a prison guard to document inhuman conditions.
Top Cast


Douglas Kennedy
Douglas Kennedy
Cliff Roberts, aka Jack Granger
Douglas Kennedy
Cliff Roberts, aka Jack Granger


Emory Parnell
Emory Parnell
Capt. Duncan
Emory Parnell
Capt. Duncan


William Phillips
William Phillips
Roy Snead
William Phillips
Roy Snead


Don C. Harvey
Don C. Harvey
Lead Guard Langley
Don C. Harvey
Lead Guard Langley


Harry Cheshire
Harry Cheshire
Editor Daniel "Pop" O'Donnell
Harry Cheshire
Editor Daniel "Pop" O'Donnell


Marjorie Lord
Marjorie Lord
Rita McKelvey
Marjorie Lord
Rita McKelvey


Thurston Hall
Thurston Hall
John McKelvey, news publisher
Thurston Hall
John McKelvey, news publisher
Billy Lechner
Billy Lechner
Eddie Jones, convict with sore foot
Billy Lechner
Eddie Jones, convict with sore foot


Larry Steers
Larry Steers
Committee Chairman
Larry Steers
Committee Chairman


Herbert Rawlinson
Herbert Rawlinson
Senator Holden
Herbert Rawlinson
Senator Holden
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