- My Six Convicts
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My Six Convicts Directed by Hugo Fregonese Produced by Stanley Kramer Written by Michael Blankfort
Donald Powell Wilson (book)Starring John Beal
Gilbert Roland
Millard Mitchell
Marshall ThompsonMusic by Dimitri Tiomkin Cinematography Guy Roe Editing by Gene Havlick Distributed by Columbia Pictures Running time 104 minutes Country United States Language English My Six Convicts is an American 1952 comedy-drama film adapted from the autobiographical book written by Donald Powell Wilson. The film was adapted for the screen by screenwriter Michael Blankfort and directed by Hugo Fregonese who was nominated for the Directors Guild of America Award for Outstanding Directorial Achievement in Motion Pictures.
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Plot
My Six Convicts is the true story of a prison psychologist (John Beal) and his attempts to get through to his incarcerated patients. While dealing with serious issues, the film was created in comedic form. While the film is true to the overall spirit of the book, dramatic license was taken with the adaptation and certain events (e.g., the failed prison break and the resulting death of an innocent inmate) are fictional and were created solely to add dramatic elements to the film.
Primary cast
- John Beal : Doc
- Gilbert Roland : Punch Pinero
- Millard Mitchell : James Connie
- Marshall Thompson : Blivens Scott
- Alf Kjellin : Clem Randall
- Jay Adler : Steve Kopac
- Harry Morgan : Dawson
- Charles Bronson : Jocko
Award and nominations
Year Award Result Category Recipient 1953 Golden Globe Award Won Best Supporting Actor Millard Mitchell Directors Guild of America Award Nominated Outstanding Directorial Achievement in Motion Pictures Hugo Fregonese External links
- My Six Convicts at the Internet Movie Database
- My Six Convicts at AllRovi
- My Six Convicts at the TCM Movie Database
Categories:- American films
- English-language films
- 1952 films
- 1950s comedy-drama films
- American comedy-drama films
- Biographical films
- Black-and-white films
- Columbia Pictures films
- Films based on biographies
- Prison films
- 1950s comedy film stubs
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