Experiment Alcatraz

Nov 21, 1950

0h 57m

★ 6.5

Radioactive-drug test an alibi for murder!

Overview

A doctor testing drugs on convicts gets mixed up in a murder investigation.

Genres

Crime

Production Companies

Crystal Productions

RKO Radio Pictures

Experiment Alcatraz Trailers

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Cast

Dr. Ross Williams

John Howard

Lt. Joan McKenna

Joan Dixon

Dr. J.P. Finley

Walter Kingsford

Ethel Ganz

Lynne Carter

Barry Morgan

Robert Shayne

Duke Shaw

Kim Spalding

Eddie Ganz

Sam Scar

Col. Harris

Kenneth MacDonald

Dan Staley

Dick Cogan

Max Henry

Frank Cady

Jim Carlton, Realtor

Byron Foulger

Bartender

Ralph Peters

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