Canon City (1948)
Filmed with the NAKED FURY of fact!
Prisoners battle each other -- and the police -- when they escape the Colorado State Penitentiary.
- Date of release
- 1948-06-30
- TMDB
- 6.2 / 10 (15)
- Runtime
- 1h 22m
- Genres
- Action, Crime, Drama, Thriller
- Director
- Crane Wilbur
Casting
- Scott Brady — Sherbondy
- Jeff Corey — Schwartzmiller
- Whit Bissell — Heilman
- Stanley Clements — New
- Charles Russell — Tolley
- DeForest Kelley — Smalley
- Ralph Byrd — Officer Gray
- Mabel Paige — Mrs. Oliver
- Roy Best — Himself (as Warden Roy Best)
- Henry Brandon — Freeman
- Robert Bice — Morgan
- Ray Bennett — Willie Bennett
Interesting facts
Canon City is a 1948 American film noir crime film written and directed by Crane Wilbur. The drama features Scott Brady, Jeff Corey, and Whit Bissell, along with prison warden Roy Best playing himself. The film takes its name from Canon City, Colorado.
Production
The film was shot almost entirely on location at the site of the Canon City state penitentiary in March 1948. It was originally budgeted at $350,000.
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