Convicted (1950)
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50% of users liked it
(51 ratings)
Convicted stars Glenn Ford as a hotheaded young man convicted of manslaughter. Broderick Crawford plays a sympathetic warden (formerly a tough DA) who tries to help Ford adjust to prison life, eventually giving the lad responsibilities in the warden's office. Ford witnesses the killing of a… More Convicted stars Glenn Ford as a hotheaded young man convicted of manslaughter. Broderick Crawford plays a sympathetic warden (formerly a tough DA) who tries to help Ford adjust to prison life, eventually giving the lad responsibilities in the warden's office. Ford witnesses the killing of a stoolie by another convict (Millard Mitchell), but adheres to the prison "code" and refuses to talk, even though it means he will be accused of the killing. Mortally wounded by a guard in a subsequent fracas, the real murderer confesses and Ford escapes the electric chair--into the arms of the warden's daughter (Dorothy Malone), with whom he has fallen in love. Convicted was the third film version of Martin Flavin's 1929 stage play The Criminal Code. ~ Hal Erickson, Rovi
- Directed By
- Henry Levin
- Genres
- Drama, Action & Adventure, Classics
- In Theaters
- Aug 1, 1950 Wide
Critic Reviews
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Dennis Schwartz, Ozus' World Movie Reviews
Despite being over-plotted and contrived, it ably gets across its point that prison life is hardly human.
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Cast
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Glenn Ford
as Joe Hufford
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Broderick Crawford
as George Knowland
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Millard Mitchell
as Malloby
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Dorothy Malone
as Kay Knowland
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Ed Begley Sr.
as Mackay
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Carl Benton Reid
as Capt. Douglas
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Will Geer
as Mapes
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Frank Faylen
as Ponti
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Martha Stewart
as Bertie Williams
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Henry O'Neill
as Detective Dorn
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Douglas Kennedy
as Detective Baley
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Roland Winters
as Vernon Bradley
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Frank Cady
as Eddie
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John Doucette
as Tex
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Ilka Gruning
as Martha Lorry
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Peter Virgo
as Luigi
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Whit Bissell
as Owens
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Griff Barnett
as Mr. Hufford
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Jay Barney
as Nick
- Marshall Bradford
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Benny Burt
as Blackie
- James Bush
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John K. Butler
as Curly
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Charles Cane
as Sergeant
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Clancy Cooper
as Guard
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Harry Cording
as Brick 3rd Convict
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Jimmie Dodd
as Grant
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Wilton Graff
as Dr. Agar
- Fred Graham
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William E. Green
as Dr. Masterson
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Richard Hale
as Judge
- Chuck Hamilton
- Harry Harvey
- Robert Malcolm Young
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Alphonse Martell
as Melreau
- James Millican
- Eddie Parker
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Vincent Renno
as Freddie
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Charles Sherlock
as Policeman
- Ray Teal
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William Vedder
as Whitey 2nd Convict
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Fred F. Sears
as Fingerprint Man
- William Tannen