Blackwell's Island 85 years old

Blackwell's Island

A reporter gets himself sent to prison to expose a mobster.

Credits

Blackwell's Island Cast

Name Character
Leon Ames He was 37, 91 years old when he died as County Prosceutor Ballinger
Milburn Stone He was 34, 75 years old when he died as Max (deputy commissioner)
Victor Jory He was 36, 79 years old when he died as Commissioner Thomas MacNair
Dick Wessel He was 25, 52 years old when he died as Convict
Lane Chandler He was 39, 73 years old when he died as Policeman at Ballinger's
Rosemary Lane She was 24, 60 years old when she died as Mary 'Sunny' Walsh
William B. Davidson He was 50, 59 years old when he died as Defense Attorney Hempel (as William Davidson)
Charles Seel He was 41, 82 years old when he died as Surgeon
Morgan Conway He was 35, 78 years old when he died as Steve Cardigan
Brenda Marshall She was 23, 76 years old when she died as Reynolds' Secretary
Billy Wayne He was 42, 73 years old when he died as Second Prison Vendor
Monte Vandergrift as Guard at Prison Dock
Wade Boteler He was 50, 54 years old when he died as Capt. Pedersen
Robert Homans He was 61, 69 years old when he died as Dock Guard
Granville Bates He was 57, 58 years old when he died as Prison Warden Stuart 'Stu' Granger
Charley Foy He was 40, 86 years old when he died as Benny Farmer (as Charles Foy)
Jack Gardner He was 28, 66 years old when he died as Convict
John Harron He was 35, 36 years old when he died as Deputy District Attorney
Herbert Rawlinson He was 53, 67 years old when he died as Dave Reynolds
Steve Darrell He was 34, 65 years old when he died as Convict
John Garfield He was 25, 39 years old when he died as Tim Haydon
Eddy Chandler He was 44, 54 years old when he died as Headkeeper Jameson
Raymond Bailey He was 34, 75 years old when he died as Cash Sutton, a Henchman
Norman Willis He was 6, 55 years old when he died as Mike Garth, a Henchman
Sam Bernard He was 75, 63 years old when he died as Prison Vendor
Lew Harvey He was 51, 66 years old when he died as Guard
John Dilson He was 48, 53 years old when he died as Finlay
Lottie Williams She was 65, 88 years old when she died as Mrs. Walsh
Jack Wise He was 51, 66 years old when he died as Prison Barber
Chester Gan He was 30, 50 years old when he died as Wong, Prison Laundryman
Dick Rich He was 30, 58 years old when he died as Guard
George Guhl He was 63, 67 years old when he died as Police Officer
Charles Sullivan He was 39, 73 years old when he died as Convict
Stanley Fields He was 55, 57 years old when he died as 'Bull' Bransom
Walter Miller He was 46, 48 years old when he died as Guard
Al Herman He was 11, 33 years old when he died as Prison Waiter
George Offerman, Jr. He was 21, 45 years old when he died as Messenger with an Orchid
Eddie Foster He was 52, 49 years old when he died as Convict
Fred Malatesta He was 49, 62 years old when he died as Third Dockworker
Henry Otho He was 51, 52 years old when he died as Guard
Dick Purcell He was 30, 35 years old when he died as Terry Walsh
Harry Harvey He was 38, 84 years old when he died as Convict
Jimmy O'Gatty as Rico Ide, a Henchman
Joe Cunningham He was 7, now 93 years old as Ben Rawden
William Gould He was 52, 83 years old when he died as Deputy Warden Michaels
Joe De Stefani as First Dockworker
Bob Perry He was 60, 83 years old when he died as Convict
Anthony Averill as Brower, a Henchman
Vera Lewis She was 65, 82 years old when she died as Hospital Desk Nurse
Peggy Shannon She was 32, 34 years old when she died as Pearl Murray

Blackwell's Island Crew

Name Department
Doug Gould as Editor. He was 39 (44) years old when He died Editing
Sidney Hickox as Director of Photography. He was 43 (86) years old when He died Camera
William C. McGann as Director. He was 45 (84) years old when He died Directing
Blackwell's Island poster
Blackwell's Island (85 years)

  • Release day: Tuesday, January 24, 1939
  • Runtime: 71 minutes