Seven Miles from Alcatraz (1942)

11/18/1942 (US) • 1h 2m

Drama, Thriller

A helpless girl trapped between desperate cons and enemy rats in a lonely lighthouse!

Overview

After Pearl Harbor, convicts at Alcatraz prison live in fear of bomb attacks, driving Champ Larkin and his pal Jimbo to a desperate escape attempt which lands them on a tiny lighthouse island, where they take over. The five inhabitants are stymied in their efforts to summon aid. But the island also figures in the schemes of a big Nazi spy ring; which will win out, the gangsters' greed or their patriotism?

Top Billed Cast

James Craig

Champ Larkin

Bonita Granville

Anne Porter

George Cleveland

Captain Porter

Erford Gage

Paul Brenner

Tala Birell

Baroness

John Banner

Fritz Weinermann


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Status

Released

Original Language

English

Budget

-

Revenue

-

Keywords

lighthouse

alcatraz prison

escaped convict

code breaking

war propaganda

nazi spy

nazi saboteurs

nazi fascism in america

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