Convicted

"Academy Winning Star of "ALL THE KING'S MEN""

Aug 1 1950 Approved 1h 31m
Action, Crime, Drama

A prison warden fights to prove one of his inmates was wrongly convicted.

Plot

Joe Hufford gets involved in a nightclub brawl, kills a man in self defense, and is sent to prison for manslaughter, to the dismay of district attorney George Knowland who realizes Joe had an incompetent lawyer who should have gotten him off by proving self-defense. Later, Knowland becomes warden of the prison Joe is in, and makes him a Trusty and his chauffeur. Joe and the warden's daughter, Kay, fall in love but Joe gets involved in a prison escape.

Written by

Martin Flavin, William Bowers, Fred Niblo Jr.

Directed by

Henry Levin

Production Countries

United States of America

Production Companies

Columbia Pictures

Languages

English

Awards

N/A

Scores
# of Votes
1,615
Average Rating
6.8 out of 10
Metascore
NA
Popularity
NA