I Was a Convict
5.4
1939
1 hr 2 min
Drama
, Crime
In this crime drama a wealthy business tycoon serves a sentence for tax fraud. While there he becomes good friends with his cellmates and after they are all released, the magnate appoints them both as executives in his company.
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- Cast:
- Barton MacLane , Beverly Roberts , Clarence Kolb , Janet Beecher , Horace McMahon , Ben Welden , Leon Ames
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