King of Alcatraz

Sep 30, 1938

1h 8m

★ 5.7

He changed his prison stripes for a pirate's hat !

Overview

A convict who has just escaped from Alcatraz Prison takes over a passenger ship. Two of the ship's crew hatch a plot to overpower him and rescue the ship's passengers.

Genres

Crime

Production Companies

Paramount Pictures

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Cast

Dale Borden

Gail Patrick

Raymond Grayson

Lloyd Nolan

Captain Glennan

Harry Carey

Steve Murkil

J. Carrol Naish

Robert MacArthur

Robert Preston

Lou Gedney

Anthony Quinn

First Mate Rogers (as Richard Stanley)

Dennis Morgan

Harry Vay

Richard Denning

Murok

Konstantin Shayne

Dave Carter

Eddie Marr

Olaf

Emory Parnell

'Nails' Miller

Paul Fix

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Alcatraz: The Whole Shocking Story

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7.5

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7.1

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0.0

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6.5

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4.2

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8.0

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