Over the Wall

Over the Wall (1938)

FRAMED...AND SAVED FROM PRISON BY A FLUKE!

When a singing, song-writing prizefighter is framed for murder and sent to the state pen, his girlfriend sets out to prove his innocence.

Date of release
1938-04-02
TMDB
5.7 / 10 (3)
Runtime
1h 7m
Genres
Romance, Drama
Director
Frank McDonald

Casting

Interesting facts

Over the Wall is a 1938 American drama film directed by Frank McDonald and written by Crane Wilbur and George Bricker, based on a story by Lewis E. Lawes. The film stars Dick Foran, June Travis, John Litel, Dick Purcell, Veda Ann Borg and George E. Stone. The film was released by Warner Bros. Pictures on April 2, 1938.

Production

Lawes wrote the story based on the life of Sing Sing inmate Alabama Pitts, who became a professional athlete following his stint as a well-known athlete in the prison. It was picked up by Warner Bros. Pictures by August 1935 under the title The Comeback. In November 1935, James Cagney was hired to portray Pitts' character in the film with Lloyd Bacon directing. However, due to Cagney's lawsuit against Warner Bros.

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