Chain Gang
1950, English. Directed by Lew Landers.
It was legal murder until a reporter and his girl dared to get the inside story!
Crusading newspaperman Cliff Roberts masquerades as a prison guard to document inhuman conditions.
- Runtime
- 1h 10m
- Post-credits
- None listed
- Language
- English
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Cast & crew
- Lew LandersDirector
- Douglas KennedyCliff Roberts, aka Jack Granger
- Emory ParnellCapt. Duncan
- William PhillipsRoy Snead
- Don C. HarveyLead Guard Langley
- Harry CheshireEditor Daniel "Pop" O'Donnell
- Marjorie LordRita McKelvey
- Thurston HallJohn McKelvey, news publisher
- Billy LechnerEddie Jones, convict with sore foot
- Larry SteersCommittee Chairman
- Herbert RawlinsonSenator Holden
- George EldredgeGuard Adams
- Rusty WescoattGuard Yates
Details
- Released
- 1 November 1950
- Country
- United States of America
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Chain Gang runs 70 minutes (1h 10m).
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Chain Gang isn’t streaming on any OTT platform in India yet; it released on 1 November 1950. (Checked 10 November 2026.)
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Who directed Chain Gang?
Chain Gang (1950) was directed by Lew Landers and stars Douglas Kennedy, Emory Parnell, William Phillips.