PRISON TRAIN (1938) Fred Keating, Dorothy Comingore & Clarence Muse | Crime, Drama | B&W

Prison Train is a 1938 American crime drama film directed by Gordon Wiles. Released by Equity Pictures Corporation, the film stars Fred Keating and Dorothy Comingore (billed as Linda Winters). Burlesque dancer Faith Bacon also appears in the film. It was her first and last film role.

SYNOPSIS
Frankie Terris and Mannie Robbins are the two most powerful gangsters in their city. Frankie has a young sister, Louise, whom he has kept at a boarding school away from the stench of his racketeering. Mannie's young son, Joe, is also ignorant of his father's profession. Louise and Joe meet, and Joe tries to make love to her. Frankie interrupts and, in a fight that follows, kills Joe. Mannie vows to get Frankie. The latter, sentenced to Alcatraz, fears for Louise's safety and makes her promise to take a trip abroad. Louise learns that Mannie plans to shoot Frankie on the train taking him to prison, and she stows away in hopes of warning her brother.

CAST & CREW
Fred Keating as Frankie Terris
Dorothy Comingore as Louise Terris
Clarence Muse as Train Steward/Sam
Faith Bacon as Maxine
Alexander Leftwich as Manny Robbins
James Blakeley as Joe Robbins
Sam Bernard as George
John Pearson as Red
Nestor Paiva as Morose
Val Stanton as Sullen
Peter Potter as Bill Adams
Kit Guard as Guard
Franklyn Farnum as The Lawyer
George Lloyd as Bull

Directed by Gordon Wiles
Written by Mathew Borden (adaptation), Spencer Towne (adaptation)
Screenplay by Shepard Traube
Story by Leonardo Bercovici
Produced by B. F. Zeidman
Cinematography Marcel Le Picard
Edited by Edward Schroeder
Distributed by Equity Pictures Corporation
Release date October 17, 1938
Running time 64 mins.
Country United States
Language English