Convicts 4

Sep 15, 1962

1h 45m

★ 4.7

They'll Blow Every Fuse in the Big House!

Overview

After his death sentence is commuted to life in prison, John Resko is transferred from Sing-Sing to Dannemora where, with the help of a humane prison guard, he becomes a rehabilitated man and a successful painter.

Genres

Crime

Drama

Production Companies

Kaufman-Lubin Productions

Allied Artists Pictures

Allied Artists

Convicts 4 Trailers

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Cast

John Resko

Ben Gazzara

Principal Keeper

Stuart Whitman

Iggy

Ray Walston

Carl Carmer

Vincent Price

Tiptoes

Rod Steiger

Warden

Broderick Crawford

Resko's Sister

Dodie Stevens

Resko's Father

Jack Kruschen

Wino

Sammy Davis Jr.

Resko's Mother

Naomi Stevens

Guard

Adam Williams

Teach

Jack Albertson

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