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Road Gang
Directed byLouis King
Written byDalton Trumbo
Harold Buckley (story)
Abern Finkel
Produced byBryan Foy (uncredited)
StarringDonald Woods
Kay Linaker
CinematographyL. William O'Connell
Edited byJack Killifer
Music byHeinz Roemheld (uncredited)

Production
company

Warner Bros.

Distributed byFirst National Pictures

Release date

  • March 28, 1936 (1936-03-28)

Running time

61 minutes
CountryUnited States
LanguageEnglish

Road Gang is a 1936 American drama film directed by Louis King, written by Dalton Trumbo, produced by Bryan Foy, and starring Donald Woods and Kay Linaker. The film shows economic and social injustice due to political corruption.

Plot[edit]

The managing editor of a Chicago newspaper crusades for inmates in a Southern prison camp.

Cast[edit]

  • Kay Linaker as Barbara Winston
  • Carlyle Moore Jr. as Robert "Bob" Gordon
  • Joseph Crehan as Harry Shields
  • Henry O'Neill as George Winston
  • Joe King as J.W. Moett
  • Addison Richards as Warden Parmenter
  • Charles Middleton as Mine Warden Grayson
  • Olin Howland as Doctor
  • William B. Davidson as Atty. Gen. Marsden
  • Harry Cording as Sam Dawson
  • Mark Lawrence as Pete
  • Eddie Shubert as Buck Draper
  • Edward Van Sloan as Mr. Dudley
  • Ben Hendricks Jr. as Jake
  • George Lloyd as Hymie Seeball (the Gorilla)
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  • Retrieved from "https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Road_Gang&oldid=1229526659"

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