Gritty, realistic prison drama from 1947. Powerful acting all the way through. This was early in Lancaster's career and it's easy to see his star presence. Lots of solid character actors who later became familiar faces in the last days of studio-controlled Hollywood helped carry this drama forward.
The only creaky scenes were those shot "outside," usually backstory material with the women in the inmates' lives.
Glorious B/W photography. By this time they really had the lighting down pat. Too bad it isn't used more these days.
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