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Inside the Walls of Folsom Prison is a 1951 American film noir crime film directed by Crane Wilbur and starring Steve Cochran and David Brian. Set in Folsom State Prison in California, the film was seen both in the United States and Europe.
Inside the Walls of Folsom Prison: Directed by Crane Wilbur. With Steve Cochran, David Brian, Philip Carey, Ted de Corsia. At California's Folsom Prison, escape attempts and riots are on the rise due to the old-school sadistic style of management of a brutal warden.
Perhaps initiated to give Warner Bros.' tough-guy contract players Steve Cochran and David Brian a solid action story, Inside the Walls of Folsom Prison (1951) avoids present-day issues by telling a story of prison reform from the 1920s.
A guard (David Brian) crusades to stop the mistreatment of inmates at a 1920s California prison.
- Drama
Is prison a place of punishment or a catalyst for personal change? The warden at infamous Folsom Prison answers in a way that breaks spirits and bones.
The sadistic rule of Warden Ben Rickey (Corsia) at Folsom prison has brought the establishment to breaking point. Escape attempts and riots are now the order of the day. Can Mark Benson (Brian), the board of directors' specially assigned captain of the guards, actually make a difference?
Ben Rickey, the prison's sadistic old-school warden who believes that the prison system if for punishment rather than reformation, rules Folsom with an iron-hand. He highly resents his university-trained assistant, Mark Benson, who does not share Rickey's beliefs.
