''They All Come Out'' is a 1939 American

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directed by

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, written by John C. Higgins, and starring

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, John Gallaudet and

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. It was released on August 4, 1939, by

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Plot

The film opens in a documentary style with narration and the introduction of two government officials associated with the prison system, as themselves, talking across a desk in an office setting. The story is then presented as being based on events in the lives of many prisoners. Kitty is involved with a gang planning a bank robbery when she meets and helps down-and-out Joe in a diner. Joe can't pay for what has been his first meal in three days, and has been unable to find work due to a broken wrist that was never set. Kitty recommends him for the bank robbery when a driver is needed. With the gang on the run from the law after the robbery, Kitty is shot and Joe saves her from being left behind. Eventually, the entire gang is captured. The benevolent, compassionate, and highly effective prison system of 1939 offers help and understanding to all of the gang members, but only some- including Kitty and Joe- are willing to put their lives back on the right path. The prison doctor operates successfully on Joe's wrist and Kitty is allowed to correspond with Joe. After being paroled, both Kitty and Joe are immediately accepted and trusted in new jobs on the outside, but face challenges when another criminal attempts to draw them back into trouble.

Cast

as Kitty *

as Joe Z. Cameron *

as Clyde "Reno" Madigan *

as George Jacklin * John Gallaudet as Albert Crane *

as Warden * Frank M. Thomas as Superintendent *

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as 'Sloppy Joe' *

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as Dr. Ellen Hollis * Charles Lane as Psychiatrist * Adrian Morris as Judge in Kangaroo Court

References

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* * * 1939 films 1939 crime drama films 1930s prison films American black-and-white films American crime drama films American prison drama films 1930s English-language films Films directed by Jacques Tourneur Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer films Films scored by Edward Ward (composer) 1930s American films Films scored by David L. Snell English-language crime drama films {{1930s-crime-film-stub