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Duffy of San Quentin is a 1954 American film noir crime film directed by Walter Doniger and written by Walter Doniger and Berman Swarttz. The film stars Louis Hayward, Joanne Dru, Paul Kelly, Maureen O'Sullivan, George Macready and Horace McMahon.
Duffy of San Quentin: Directed by Walter Doniger. With Louis Hayward, Joanne Dru, Paul Kelly, Maureen O'Sullivan. A group of prisoners are planning an escape. They take hostages. Warden Duffy tries to convince one of the inmates that their plight is useless, and to give up.
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- Action, Crime, Drama
- Walter Doniger
- 1954-03-16
Clinton Truman Duffy (1898–1982) was the warden of San Quentin State Prison between 1940 and 1952. [1] He was a prominent opponent of capital punishment. [1]
Clinton Truman Duffy was one of the most admired prison administrators in U.S. penal history because of his accomplishments at San Quentin Prison. Duffy went on to write several books on his experiences at San Quentin Prison and even lectured against capital punishment on several occasions.
A biographical film about Clinton T. Duffy, the warden of San Quentin prison who fought against corruption and violence. Starring Paul Kelly, Joanne Dru, and George Macready, directed by Walter Doniger.
- Walter Doniger, Ralph J. Slosser
- Louis Hayward
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Based on his memoir, Duffy of San Quentin tells the story of the warden’s pivotal early tenure through the prism of his interactions with volatile inmate...
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