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Blackwell's Island

1939 · 71 min

A brisk, old-fashioned newspaper yarn that slips you into prison corruption with scrappy energy and a righteous streak.

Genres
Comedy, Crime, Drama
Overview
A reporter gets himself sent to prison to expose a mobster.
How it feels
Tense, earnest, dark and cynical. Brisk and needs your attention.
About
Corruption, crime, justice, deception
Content
Mild violence, sexual content and language. No gore.
Note
Written by AI, so it can be wrong. Full breakdown

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Genres
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How it feels

Written by AI. It can be wrong.

Full breakdown
Tone
  • tensestrength 2 of 3
  • earneststrength 2 of 3
  • darkstrength 1 of 3
  • cynicalstrength 1 of 3
Pacing
brisk, 3 of 4, from slow-burn to relentless
Attention
engaged, 3 of 4, from background-friendly to demanding
Themes
Places
Era
period
Audience
adult
Form
None
Content intensity
  • Gore none
  • Language mild
  • Violence mild
  • Sex mild
All scales, 0 to 10
Scales, 0 to 10
ScaleValue0 to 10
Action4
Horror1
Humour3
Realism7
Romance2
Tension6
Darkness5
Complexity4
Emotional weight4

Cast

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Details

Genres
comedy, crime, drama
Directed by
William C. McGann
Written by
Crane Wilbur
Starring
John Garfield, Rosemary Lane, Dick Purcell, Victor Jory, Stanley Fields, Morgan Conway, Granville Bates, Anthony Averill
Cinematography
Sidney Hickox
Runtime
71 min
Country
United States of America
Languages
English

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