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Paroled from the Big House

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Paroled from the Big House
Directed byElmer Clifton
Written byGeorge H. Plympton
Based onHe Killed a Cop by George H. Plympton
Produced byJ.D. Kendis
StarringJean Carmen
Ted Adams
George Eldredge
CinematographyEdward Linden
Edited byCarl Pierson
Music byLew Porter
Production
company
Jay-Dee-Kay Productions
Distributed bySyndicate Film Exchange
Release date
  • July 29, 1938 (1938-07-29)
Running time
57 minutes
CountryUnited States
LanguageEnglish

Paroled from the Big House is a 1938 American crime film directed by Elmer Clifton and starring Jean Carmen, Ted Adams and George Eldredge. It was produced as a second feature on Poverty Row.[1] It was later reissued under the alternative title Main Street Girl.

Plot

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A district attorney opposes the leniency of the parole board. In particular a cop killer, 'Slicker' Nixon is released from prison and immediately sets up a new racket. Pat Mallory's father is a store owner who is killed by Nixon's gang and seeks revenge by plotting to kill the gangster.

Cast

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References

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  1. ^ Pitts p.196

Bibliography

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  • Pitts, Michael R. Poverty Row Studios, 1929–1940. McFarland & Company, 2005.
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