Train to Alcatraz

Train to Alcatraz is a 1948 American prison film directed by Philip Ford and starring Don Barry, Janet Martin, William Phipps, Roy Barcroft, and June Storey.^[2][3][4]

Train to Alcatraz
Theatrical release poster
Directed by	Philip Ford[1]
Screenplay by	Gerald Geraghty
Produced by	Lou Brock
Starring	Don Barry, Janet Martin, William Phipps, Roy Barcroft, June Storey
Cinematography	Reggie Lanning
Edited by	Harold Minter
Music by	Nathan Scott
Production company	Republic Pictures
Distributed by	Republic Pictures
Release date	June 28, 1948 (1948-06-28)
Running time	62 minutes
Country	United States
Language	English

Plot

Criminals on a train bound for an infamous supermax prison plan to escape, and to do so they receive outside help.^[5]

Cast

• Don Barry as Doug Forbes
• Janet Martin as Beatrice
• William Phipps as Tommy Callahan
• Roy Barcroft as Guard Grady
• June Storey as Virginia Marley
• Jane Darwell as Aunt Ella
• Milburn Stone as Bart Kanin
• Chester Clute as Train Conductor Yelvington
• Ralph Dunn as U.S. Marshal Mark Stevens
• Richard Irving as Andy Anders
• John Alvin as Nick
• Denver Pyle as Hutch Hutchins
• Iron Eyes Cody as Geronimo^[6]
• Kenneth MacDonald as Guard Reeves
• Harry Harvey as George
• Don Haggerty as Billings
• John Doucette as McHenry

See also

• List of prison films

References

1. "Train to Alcatraz (1948)". British Film Institute. Archived from the original on May 19, 2022. Retrieved 19 May 2022.
2. "Train to Alcatraz (1948)". Letterboxd. Retrieved 18 May 2022.
3. Rhodes, Gary D.; Kaffenberger, Bill. No Traveler Returns: The Lost Years of Bela Lugosi. BearManor Media. Retrieved 18 May 2022.
4. MacDonald, Donald; Nadel, Ira (15 February 2012). Alcatraz: History and Design of a Landmark. Chronicle Books. p. 135. ISBN 978-1-4521-0153-8. Retrieved 18 May 2022.
5. "Train to Alcatraz (1948)". FilmAffinity. Retrieved 18 May 2022.
6. Donnelley, Paul (2000). Fade to Black: A Book of Movie Obituaries. Omnibus. p. 138. ISBN 978-0-7119-7984-0. Retrieved 19 May 2022.

External links

• Train to Alcatraz at IMDb
• Train to Alcatraz at AllMovie
• Train to Alcatraz at the TCM Movie Database