Seven Miles from Alcatraz (1943)
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17% want to see it
(27 ratings)
For his first directorial assignment at RKO Radio, Edward Dmytryk was handed the mile-a-minute topical meller Seven Miles From Alcatraz. James Craig and Frank Jenks star as cynical Alcatraz inmates Champ and Jimbo, who manage to escape from the "rock" and then take refuge in the lighthouse… More For his first directorial assignment at RKO Radio, Edward Dmytryk was handed the mile-a-minute topical meller Seven Miles From Alcatraz. James Craig and Frank Jenks star as cynical Alcatraz inmates Champ and Jimbo, who manage to escape from the "rock" and then take refuge in the lighthouse maintained by Captain Porter (George Cleveland) and his pretty daughter Anne (Bonita Granville). Though concerned only about their own plight at first, Champ and Jimbo alter their getaway plans to foil a nest of Nazi spies who are using the lighthouse as their rendezvous. As Jimbo explains it, "We may be rats, but we're American rats!", which may be why he and Champ are granted a happier denoument than most Alcatraz escapees. Among the Nazis is a slim and youthful John Banner, two decades removed from his duties as cuddly Sergeant Schultz in TV's Hogan's Heroes. ~ Hal Erickson, Rovi
- Directed By
- Edward Dmytryk
- Genres
- Drama, Action & Adventure, Mystery & Suspense, Classics
Unrated,
Critic Reviews
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Dennis Schwartz, Ozus' World Movie Reviews
Surprisingly suspenseful patriotic wartime programmer about Nazi shenanigans in a lighthouse near Alcatraz.
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Cast
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James Craig
as Champ Larkin
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Bonita Granville
as Anne Porter
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Frank Jenks
as Jimbo
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Cliff Edwards
as Stormy
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George Cleveland
as Capt. Porter
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Erford Gage
as Paul Brenner
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Tala Birell
as Baroness
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John Banner
as Fritz Weinermann
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Otto Reichow
as Max
- Van Heflin
- Chester Morris
- Onslow Stevens
