United States / Feb 23, 1936 / NR / NY, NY
Overall average
5.0/10
Plot
A crusading young reporter planning a series of articles about a corrupt politician is framed for a crime and sentenced to serve five years at a prison farm.
Main cast
Full cast
| Actor | Role |
|---|---|
| Charles Middleton | Grayson |
| Olin Howland | Prison Farm Doctor |
| William B. Davidson | Attorney General Mardsen |
| Harry Cording | Sam Dawson (guard with whip) |
| Eddie Shubert | Buck Draper |
| Edward Van Sloan | Dudley |
| Ben Hendricks Jr. | Jake (motorcycle cop) |
| George Lloyd | Prisoner at Boone City Jail |
| Frank Faylen | Radio Dispatcher (uncredited) |
| Bernice Pilot | Lucinda (uncredited) |
| Ernie Adams | Jeff - Convict with Bad Leg (uncredited) |
| Ted Billings | Convict (uncredited) |
| Eddy Chandler | Ed - Guard #1 (uncredited) |
| Jack Cheatham | Guard (uncredited) |
| Nick Copeland | Second Guard at Farm (uncredited) |
| Jack Curtis | Guard (uncredited) |
| Don Downen | Western Union Messenger (uncredited) |
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| Frank Fanning | Frank - Guard (uncredited) |
| Douglas Gordon | Chuckler at Blackfoot (uncredited) |
| Sol Gorss | Guard in Blackfoot Mine (uncredited) |
| Charles Graham | Convict (uncredited) |
| Herbert Heywood | Convict at Blackfoot (uncredited) |
| Harry Hollingsworth | Guard (uncredited) |
| Stuart Holmes | Guard at Farm (uncredited) |
| John Irwin | Old Convict (uncredited) |
| Milton Kibbee | Convict Warning Larrabee |
| Paul Kruger | Engineer (uncredited) |
| Edward LeSaint | Judge (uncredited) |
| Tom Manning | W.B. Hefflin - Jailer (uncredited) |
| Rex Moore | Boy Sent to Blackfoot (uncredited) |
| Henry Otho | Guard in Blackfoot Mine (uncredited) |
| Edward Peil Sr. | Guard in Sleeping Quarters (uncredited) |
| Lee Phelps | Guard in Blackfoot Mine (uncredited) |
| Lee Prather | Guard (uncredited) |
| Sam Rice | Convict Withholding Fork (uncredited) |
| John J. Richardson | Smokey - Safecracking Convict (uncredited) |
| Constantine Romanoff | Tangle-Eye - Convict at Farm (uncredited) |
| Albert Russell | Expressionless Convict (uncredited) |
| Frank Shannon | Chaplain (uncredited) |
| Lee Shumway | Mone Guard (uncredited) |
| Sailor Vincent | Convict at Blackfoot (uncredited) |
| Leo White | Convict at Farm (uncredited) |
| Tom Wilson | Bull - Guard at Blackfoot (uncredited) |
| Jack Wise | Convict at Farm (uncredited) |
| Bernice Pilot | Lucinda - Winston's Maid (uncredited) |
| Frank Bruno | Convict (uncredited) |
| Marc Lawrence | Pete |
Genres
CrimeDrama
Technical details
| Detail | Value |
|---|---|
| Original title | Road Gang |
| Original language | English (EN) |
| Spoken languages | English |
| Production countries | United States of America |
| Status | Released |
| Production companies | First National Pictures |
| Release date | 28 marzo 1936 |
| Executive producer | Hal B. Wallis |
| Production | Bryan Foy |
| Writer | Harold Buckley, Abem Finkel, Dalton Trumbo |
| Editing | Jack Killifer |
| Cinematography | L. William O'Connell |
| Assistant directors | Louis King |
| Camera operators | L. William O'Connell |
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| Additional photography | L. William O'Connell |
| Production design | Hugh Reticker |
| Art direction | Hugh Reticker |
| Set decoration | Hugh Reticker |
| Music | Heinz Roemheld, Leo F. Forbstein |
| Sound | Heinz Roemheld, Leo F. Forbstein |
Release dates
Premiere
Limited release
United Kingdom / Apr 21, 1936 / London
Theatrical release
United States / Mar 28, 1936
United Kingdom / Aug 19, 1936
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