Seven Miles from Alcatraz (1942)

  • NR
  • 11/18/1942 (US)
  • Drama, Thriller
  • 1h 2m

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?

Joseph Krumgold

Screenplay

John D. Klorer

Story

Edward Dmytryk

Director

Cast

James Craig's headshot

James Craig

Champ Larkin
Bonita Granville's headshot

Bonita Granville

Anne Porter
Frank Jenks's headshot

Frank Jenks

Jimbo
Cliff Edwards's headshot

Cliff Edwards

Stormy
George Cleveland's headshot

George Cleveland

Captain Porter
Erford Gage's headshot

Erford Gage

Paul Brenner
Tala Birell's headshot

Tala Birell

Baroness
John Banner's headshot

John Banner

Fritz Weinermann

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