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Canon City is a american film of genre Drama directed by Crane Wilbur released in USA on 30 june 1948 with Scott Brady
Canon City (1948)
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Add to a movie listReleased in USA 30 june 1948
Length 1h22
Directed by Crane Wilbur
OriginUSA
Themes Prison films
Rating64%
Canon City is a 1948 American film noir written and directed by Crane Wilbur. The drama features Scott Brady, Jeff Corey, and Whit Bissell.
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This account of a violent prison break is a semi-documentary opens with a newsreel type tour of the prison. Led by Carl Schwartzmiller (Jeff Corey), 12 convicts plan their escape but prisoner Jim Sherbondy (Scott Brady) is reluctant to go along with the group.Actors
Scott Brady
(Sherbondy)
Stanley Clements
(New)
Jeff Corey
(Schwartzmiller)
DeForest Kelley
(Smalley)
Whit Bissell
(Heilman)
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