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''Outside These Walls'' is a 1939 American
crime film Crime films, in the broadest sense, is a film genre inspired by and analogous to the crime fiction literary genre. Films of this genre generally involve various aspects of crime and its detection. Stylistically, the genre may overlap and combin ...
directed by
Ray McCarey Raymond Benedict McCarey (September 6, 1904 – December 1, 1948) was an American film director, brother of director Leo McCarey. Biography McCarey began working at Hal Roach Studios, where he did work on short films with Our Gang and La ...
and starring Michael Whalen, Dolores Costello and Virginia Weidler.


Plot

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.


Cast

* Michael Whalen as Dan Sparling * Dolores Costello as Margaret Bronson * Virginia Weidler as Ellen Sparling *
Don Beddoe Donald Theophilus Beddoe (July 1, 1903 – January 19, 1991) was an American character actor. Early years Born in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, Beddoe was the son of Dan Beddoe, a Welsh classical singer, and his wife Mary. He graduated from the ...
as Dinky *
Selmer Jackson Selmer Adolf Jackson (May 7, 1888 – March 30, 1971) was an American stage film and television actor. He appeared in nearly 400 films between 1921 and 1963. His name was sometimes spelled Selmar Jackson. Jackson was born in Lake Mills, Iowa a ...
as John Wilson *
Mary Forbes Mary Forbes (born Ethel Louise Young; 1 January 1883 – 22 July 1974) was a British-American film actress, based in the United States in her latter years, where she died. She appeared in more than 130 films between 1919 and 1958.
as Gertrude Bishop * Robert Emmett Keane as Sam Fulton *
Pierre Watkin Pierre Frank Watkin (December 29, 1887 – February 3, 1960) was an American character actor best known for playing distinguished authority figures throughout the Golden Age of Hollywood. He is best remembered for his roles of Mr. Skinner the ...
as Hewitt Bronson *
Kathleen Lockhart Kathleen Lockhart (née Arthur; 9 August 1894 – 18 February 1978) was a prolific English-American actress during the early-mid 20th century. Early life Kathleen Arthur was born on August 9, 1894 in Southsea, Hampshire, England. Caree ...
as Miss Thronton *
Dick Curtis Richard Dye (May 11, 1902January 3, 1952), known professionally as Dick Curtis, was an American actor who made over 230 film and television appearances during his career. Early years Curtis was born in Newport, Kentucky, the son of Frank Dy ...
as Flint


See also

*
List of American films of 1939 A list of American films released in 1939. '' Gone with the Wind'' won the Academy Award for Best Picture. # A–B C–D E–F G–H I–J K–L M–N O–R S–T U–Z See also * 1939 in the United States References ...


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References

1939 films 1939 drama films American drama films American black-and-white films Columbia Pictures films Films about journalists Films directed by Ray McCarey American prison films Films scored by Morris Stoloff 1930s English-language films 1930s American films {{1930s-drama-film-stub