PRISON SHADOWS (1936) Edward J. Nugent, Lucille Lund & Joan Barclay | Crime, Drama | B&W

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

SYNOPSIS
A boxer is framed for murder after an opponent dies in the ring.

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.

CAST & CREW
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

Directed by Robert F. Hill
Written by Al Martin
Cinematography William Hyer
Edited by Dan Milner
Production company Puritan Pictures
Distributed by Puritan Pictures
Release date July 18, 1936
Running time 65 minutes
Country United States
Language English