Outside These Walls(1939)
SAFER WITH KILLERS INSIDE THESE CELLS...THAN WITH WOMEN WITHOUT HEARTS!
Walen plays Dan Sparling, a convicted embezzler who becomes editor of his prison newspaper. After serving out his sentence, he sets up an independent newspaper devoted to attacking corruption in public life, encountering various difficulties due to his being an ex-con and opposition from the incumbent administration.
Movie: Outside These Walls
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Dan Sparling
Margaret Bronson
Ellen Sparling
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John Wilson
Gertrude Bishop
Sam Fulton
Hewitt Bronson
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