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Convicted

1950 · 91 min

A grim, talky prison drama that slowly tightens its grip as duty and loyalty collide.

Directed by
Henry Levin
Genres
Crime, Drama
Starring
Glenn Ford, Broderick Crawford, Millard Mitchell
Tagline
Academy Winning Star of "ALL THE KING'S MEN"
Overview
A prison warden fights to prove one of his inmates was wrongly convicted.

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Directed by
Henry Levin
Genres
Crime, Drama
Starring
Glenn Ford, Broderick Crawford, Millard Mitchell
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Tone
  • darkstrength 2 of 3
  • tensestrength 2 of 3
  • melancholicstrength 1 of 3
  • earneststrength 1 of 3
Pacing
measured, 2 of 4, from slow-burn to relentless
Attention
engaged, 3 of 4, from background-friendly to demanding
Themes
  • justice
  • guilt
  • loyalty
  • redemption
  • isolation
Places
  • prison
  • big city
Era
contemporary
Audience
adult
Form
None
Content intensity
  • Gore mild
  • Language mild
  • Violence mild
  • Sex mild
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Scales, 0 to 10
ScaleValue0 to 10
Action3
Horror2
Humour2
Realism7
Romance3
Tension6
Darkness7
Complexity5
Emotional weight6

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Details

Genres
crime, drama
Directed by
Henry Levin
Written by
William Bowers, Seton I. Miller, Fred Niblo Jr.
Starring
Glenn Ford, Broderick Crawford, Millard Mitchell, Dorothy Malone, Carl Benton Reid, Frank Faylen, Will Geer, Martha Stewart
Music
George Duning
Cinematography
Burnett Guffey
Runtime
91 min
Country
United States of America
Languages
English

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