San Quentin Movie Review 1937

Former army officer Stephen Jameson (O'Brien) heads to San Q to try some reform work on the rowdy cons, including Red Kennedy (Bogart), who isn't buying his routine. Jameson has it bad for Red's singing sister May (Sheridan), who thinks he's okay for trying to help Red. Only Red, egged on by con Hanson (Sawyer), escapes the road gang to have it out with May. Convinced it's real love, Red surrenders and makes a plea to give Jameson's methods a chance--which Red doesn't get. Much of the melodrama was shot in and around the prison itself.

Distribution

Warner Home Video, Inc., 5775 Linder Canyon Rd., Westlake Village, CA 91362, URL: http://whv.warnerbros.com, Remarks: Does not handle retail queries from consumers; contact your local video distributor.

Available on DVD
Running time 70 minutes.

Cast and Crew

Genres

Screenplay

John Bright, Peter Milne, Robert Tasker

Cast

Pat O'Brien, Humphrey Bogart, Ann Sheridan, Barton MacLane, Joseph (Joe) Sawyer, Veda Ann Borg, Joe King, Gordon Oliver, Emmett Vogan, Garry Owen, Marc Lawrence, George Lloyd

Cinematography

Sid Hickox

Director

Lloyd Bacon

Music

Charles Maxwell, David Raksin, Heinz Roemheld