An incorrigible Clark Gable seeks to constantly escape from a penal colony in Guiana in this 1940 production.
After several failed attempts and punishments ranging from solitary confinement for periods of over a year, he and others finally succeed.
Joan Crawford is a tough talking lady who is banished from the colony when Gable, during one of his attempts to escape, is discovered in her room.
There is a fine supporting cast led by Ian Holm as an optimist,Paul Lukas as a pessimist and Peter Lorre as the Pig. He'll sell anyone out for the mighty dollar.
There is also an inspector Javert character. Eduardo Ciannelli is totally out of his character with a fine performance as a religious convict who loses faith only to regain it before death. Holm is a religious type convict. There is also a young guy, once a medical student. It is hard to fathom how some of these characters turned against the law.
The ending may be a surprise to others. Does religion always win out?
After several failed attempts and punishments ranging from solitary confinement for periods of over a year, he and others finally succeed.
Joan Crawford is a tough talking lady who is banished from the colony when Gable, during one of his attempts to escape, is discovered in her room.
There is a fine supporting cast led by Ian Holm as an optimist,Paul Lukas as a pessimist and Peter Lorre as the Pig. He'll sell anyone out for the mighty dollar.
There is also an inspector Javert character. Eduardo Ciannelli is totally out of his character with a fine performance as a religious convict who loses faith only to regain it before death. Holm is a religious type convict. There is also a young guy, once a medical student. It is hard to fathom how some of these characters turned against the law.
The ending may be a surprise to others. Does religion always win out?