| Blackwell's Island | |
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| Directed by | William C. McGann |
| Screenplay by | Crane Wilbur |
| Story by | Crane Wilbur Lee Katz |
| Produced by | Bryan Foy |
| Starring | John Garfield Rosemary Lane Dick Purcell Victor Jory Stanley Fields Morgan Conway |
| Cinematography | Sidney Hickox |
| Edited by | Doug Gould |
| Music by | Bernhard Kaun |
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| Distributed by | Warner Bros. |
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Running time | 71 minutes |
| Country | United States |
| Language | English |
Blackwell's Island is a 1939 American crime drama film directed by William C. McGann and written by Crane Wilbur. The film stars John Garfield, Rosemary Lane, Dick Purcell, Victor Jory, Stanley Fields and Morgan Conway. The film was released by Warner Bros. on March 25, 1939.[1][2]
It was based on a real life scandal on Welfare Island.[3]
- ^ "Blackwell's Island (1939) - Overview". TCM.com. Retrieved 2015-09-01.
- ^ Nugent, Frank S. (1939-03-02). "Movie Review - Blackwell s Island - THE SCREEN; Passing Comments on 'Blackwell's Island,' at the Globe, and Three of the Other New Pictures At the Rialto At Cinema 49 At Loew's Criterion". The New York Times. Retrieved 2015-09-01.
- ^ "France Nixed 'Devil's Island'". Variety. 1 March 1939. p. 6.