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1936 film by Robert F. Hill

Prison Shadows
Theatrical release poster
Directed by	Robert F. Hill
Written by	Al Martin
Starring	Edward J. Nugent Lucille Lund Joan Barclay
Cinematography	William Hyer
Edited by	Dan Milner
Production company	Puritan Pictures
Distributed by	Puritan Pictures
Release date	July 18, 1936 (1936-07-18)
Running time	65 minutes
Country	United States
Language	English

Prison Shadows is a 1936 American crime film directed by Robert F. Hill and starring Edward J. Nugent, Lucille Lund and Joan Barclay.

Plot

Gene Harris, a prizefighter, is sentenced to five years in prison after killing an opponent in the ring. Gene's trainer Moran is suspicious of promoter George Miller, whose accomplice Claire Thomas is pretending to be in love with Gene while double-crossing him.

Gene is paroled after three years. He returns to boxing, supported by Mary Comstock, a girl from Miller's office who believes in Gene's innocence, even after another foe dies while fighting him. They discover that an undetectable poison is being used on the fighters' towels. Overhearing a plot to kill him the same way, Gene plays dead and is carried out, setting a trap with the police that the villains fall into right after the fight.

Cast

Edward J. Nugent as Gene Harris
Lucille Lund as Claire Thomas
Joan Barclay as Mary Comstock
Forrest Taylor as George Miller
Syd Saylor as Dave Moran
Monte Blue as Bert McNamee
John Elliott as The Police Captain
Jack Cowell as Graham, Murphy's manager
Willard Kent as Veterinarian
Walter O'Keefe as John Halligan, referee
Martha Wentworth as Mrs. Murphy
Lloyd Ingraham as Prison Warden
Murdock MacQuarrie as Fight Fan
Arthur Thalasso as Coroner
Dorothy Vernon as Waitress at Tea Room
Jack Cheatham as Cop
Corky as Babe, Gene's Dog

References

Pitts p.440

Bibliography

Pitts, Michael R. Poverty Row Studios, 1929-1940. McFarland & Company, 2005.

External links

Prison Shadows at IMDb
Prison Shadows is available for free viewing and download at the Internet Archive

v t e Films directed by Robert F. Hill
The Great Radium Mystery (1919) The Flaming Disc (1920) The Adventures of Tarzan (1921) The Adventures of Robinson Crusoe (1922) The Radio King (1922) Around the World in 18 Days (1923) The Social Buccaneer (1923) The Phantom Fortune (1923) His Mystery Girl (1923) Shadows of the North (1923) Crooked Alley (1923) Young Ideas (1924) Jack O'Clubs (1924) The Breathless Moment (1924) Dark Stairways (1924) Idaho (1925) Wild West (1925) The Bar C Mystery (1926) The Return of the Riddle Rider (1927) Blake of Scotland Yard (1927) Haunted Island (1928) Life's Mockery (1928) A Million for Love (1928) Silks and Saddles (1929) Melody Lane (1929) Heroes of the Flames (1931) Sundown Trail (1931) The Spell of the Circus (1931) Love Bound (1932) The Cheyenne Kid (1933) Tarzan the Fearless (1933) A Demon for Trouble (1934) Frontier Days (1934) Cowboy Holiday (1934) Danger Trails (1935) The Texas Rambler (1935) Queen of the Jungle (1935) The Cyclone Ranger (1935) Rio Grande Romance (1936) Silks and Saddles (1936) Two Minutes to Play (1936) Shadow of Chinatown (1936) Prison Shadows (1936) West of Nevada (1936) Men of the Plains (1936) Rip Roarin' Buckaroo (1936) Kelly of the Secret Service (1936) The Phantom of the Range (1936) Idaho Kid (1936) Too Much Beef (1936) Taming the Wild (1936) Million Dollar Racket (1937) The Roaming Cowboy (1937) Cheyenne Rides Again (1937) Blake of Scotland Yard (1937) Flash Gordon's Trip to Mars (1938) The Painted Trail (1938) Whirlwind Horseman (1938) Man's Country (1938) Wild Horse Canyon (1938) Drifting Westward (1939) Overland Mail (1939) East Side Kids (1940) Wanderers of the West (1941)

Films directed by Robert F. Hill

The Great Radium Mystery (1919)
The Flaming Disc (1920)
The Adventures of Tarzan (1921)
The Adventures of Robinson Crusoe (1922)
The Radio King (1922)
Around the World in 18 Days (1923)
The Social Buccaneer (1923)
The Phantom Fortune (1923)
His Mystery Girl (1923)
Shadows of the North (1923)
Crooked Alley (1923)
Young Ideas (1924)
Jack O'Clubs (1924)
The Breathless Moment (1924)
Dark Stairways (1924)
Idaho (1925)
Wild West (1925)
The Bar C Mystery (1926)
The Return of the Riddle Rider (1927)
Blake of Scotland Yard (1927)
Haunted Island (1928)
Life's Mockery (1928)
A Million for Love (1928)
Silks and Saddles (1929)
Melody Lane (1929)
Heroes of the Flames (1931)
Sundown Trail (1931)
The Spell of the Circus (1931)
Love Bound (1932)
The Cheyenne Kid (1933)
Tarzan the Fearless (1933)
A Demon for Trouble (1934)
Frontier Days (1934)
Cowboy Holiday (1934)
Danger Trails (1935)
The Texas Rambler (1935)
Queen of the Jungle (1935)
The Cyclone Ranger (1935)
Rio Grande Romance (1936)
Silks and Saddles (1936)
Two Minutes to Play (1936)
Shadow of Chinatown (1936)
Prison Shadows (1936)
West of Nevada (1936)
Men of the Plains (1936)
Rip Roarin' Buckaroo (1936)
Kelly of the Secret Service (1936)
The Phantom of the Range (1936)
Idaho Kid (1936)
Too Much Beef (1936)
Taming the Wild (1936)
Million Dollar Racket (1937)
The Roaming Cowboy (1937)
Cheyenne Rides Again (1937)
Blake of Scotland Yard (1937)
Flash Gordon's Trip to Mars (1938)
The Painted Trail (1938)
Whirlwind Horseman (1938)
Man's Country (1938)
Wild Horse Canyon (1938)
Drifting Westward (1939)
Overland Mail (1939)
East Side Kids (1940)
Wanderers of the West (1941)

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