My Six Convicts

My Six Convicts (1952)

IT'S THE HUMAN SIDE OF THE MEN INSIDE THE BIG HOUSE!

A psychologist takes on the daunting task of getting into the mind of prisoners. He must gain the trust and cooperation from a group of men who have no reason to help him and who might enjoy killing him.

Date of release
1952-03-20
TMDB
6.5 / 10 (10)
Runtime
1h 44m
Genres
Drama
Director
Hugo Fregonese

Casting

Interesting facts

My Six Convicts is a 1952 American crime film noir directed by Hugo Fregonese and starring Millard Mitchell, Gilbert Roland, John Beal and Marshall Thompson.

Production

The screenplay was adapted by Michael Blankfort from the autobiographical book My Six Convicts: A Psychologist's Three Years in Fort Leavenworth, written by Donald Powell Wilson.

The film was shot on location at San Quentin State Prison, where warden Clinton Duffy had implemented reforms that sought to rehabilitate prisoners much in the same way as does the Doc character. Because of San Quentin's strict policy prohibiting women from entering the inner prison area, a short prison guard was asked to impersonate the Mrs. Randall character in long shots. Actress Carol Savage portrayed the character in closeup studio shots.

Musical director Dimitri Tiomkin visited Sing Sing prison to hear the prisoners' band and songs sung by the prisoners in preparation for his film score.

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