Don't Turn 'em Loose

Don't Turn 'em Loose (1936)

Free as the birds and smooth as a snake, Bat Roberts is on parole.

A conscientious attorney who is a member of the State Parole Board, finds his own son, using an alias, up for parole and makes the decision to cast the approving vote.

Date of release
1936-09-18
TMDB
5.0 / 10 (7)
Runtime
1h 5m
Genres
Crime
Director
Benjamin Stoloff

Casting

Interesting facts

Don't Turn 'Em Loose is a 1936 American crime drama film directed by Ben Stoloff and produced by RKO Radio Pictures, who released the film on September 18, 1936. Written by Harry Segall and Ferdinand Reyher, the production's screenplay is at least partially based on "Homecoming" by Thomas Walsh, a short story published in Collier's magazine in March 1936. The film costars Lewis Stone, James Gleason, Bruce Cabot, Louise Latimer and Betty Grable.

Production

In April 1936 it was announced that Don't Turn 'Em Loose was scheduled to begin production on May 15, with Robert Sisk as the supervising producer. That same month RKO announced that it had assigned Ben Stoloff to direct, based on the original story by Ferdinand Reyher. Production was delayed, and filming eventually began on June 15. Several of the cast were made known in the first week of July, after production had already begun.

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