Prison Mutiny (Monogram) (1943)

Skee RO ry pn eng SA nee Round-the-World Journey Led Actor to Film Screen Edward Norris boarded a ship in New York, traveled completely around the world, went into motion pictures. landed in Los Angeles—and Thus ended the most round about approach to the film studios in the annals of Hollywood. Norris comes to: the: 4 20 CWeatre: Osc ser in “Prison Mutiny,’ Monogram’s dram-¥ atic prison story in which he is featured with Joan Woodbury and Jack La Rue. Several years ago young Norris, son of a Philadelphia surgeon, went to New York to become an actor, and after his debut attained moderate success in a number of Broadway plays. But at length he encountered the bane of all struggling actors—a long period when no engagements could be obtained, and the bank account shrank to a point where it was practically indistinguishable. The wolf hung menacingly around his door. Finally, impelled by the necessity of earning a living and a desire to see the world, Norris signed as a deck hand on a _ round-the-world freight ship, and circled the globe by way of the Atlantic, the Mediterranean Sea, the Indian Ocean and the Pacific. When the ship called at Los Angeles, Norris took a street car to Hollywood “to see the sights,’ and decided almost immediately that he would attempt | to crash the gates of the film stsudios. Two days later he made his motion picture debut in a small role. His ship sailed without him, and he has remained in the film capital ever since, gradually attaining a position as one of the screen’s most capable young leading men. In addition to Norris, Miss Woodbury and La Rue, the cast of “Prison Mutiny” includes Paul McVey, Milburn Stone, Charles Jordan, Sam Bernard and Kenneth Harlan. Lindsley Parsons produced the picture, which was directed by Phil Rosen from an original screenplay by Albert Beich. BLIND LEADS BLIND Edward Norris, serving as a deck hand on a round-the-world freighter some years ago when acting engagements . became _ scarce, found himself stranded in Alexandria, Egypt, and for a short time earned a precarious living by setting himself up as a guide for American tourists ,in spite of the fact that he himself was a stranger there, and gained his information by nightly study of a tourists’ guide book! Norris is now appearing on the Screen: Of The jens ca ce theatre in “Prison Mutiny,’ the Monogram drama in which he is featured with Joan Woodbury and Jack La Rue. | JOAN WOODBURY | Only girl in the cast of “Prison Mutiny,” sensation drama at the....... Theatre is Joan Woodbury. One Coil. Scene Mat No. 3 EQUESTRIENNE Joan Woodbury is an accomplished horsewoman, and in the past few years has ridden many blueribbon winners in California horse shows. Miss Woodbury comes to th theatre Onis aia ie in “Prison Mutiny,’ Monogram’s story of San Quentin penitentiary in which she is featured with Edward Norris and Jack La Rue. THRILLING Two attempted prison breaks at the country’s largest penitentiary are dramatic high points in “Prison Mutiny,” the exciting Monogram drama which comes to the ........ theatre on toes ose: , with Edward Norris, Joan Woodbury and Jack La Rue in featured roles. Practically every scene in the picture is laid inside prison walls, and its realism is said to be exceptional. SHIFT A film salesman who became a film actor is Paul McVey, coming to the theatre on ........ in “Prison Mutiny,’ the dramatic Monogram prison picture which features Edward Norris, Joan Woodbury and Jack La Rue. Prior to entering motion pictures in 1933, McVey also appeared on the stage as a member of stock companies in Milwaukee, Green Bay and other midwestern cities. Warden Duffy Strives to Make San Quentin Model Clinton T. Duffy, warden of Cal-™* ifornia’s great San Quentin Peni-| tentiary, is recognized as one, of the outstanding penologists of the country, and is credited with being the first to inaugurate the policy of turning out war work within prison walls. Duffy actively cooperated with Monogram in the filming of ‘Prison Mutiny,” the thrilling prison drama which comes to the theAUHO WOM rie annals , with a featured cast headed by Edward Norris, Joan Woodbury and Jack La Rue. Important in the work now being done by the inmates is the salvaging of vast quantities of wreckage resulting from the Jap bombing at Pearl Harbor, consisting of tangled masses of steel, copper, aluminum, wiring and rubber. Laboriously separated, this valuable material is again used in Pacific Coast war factories, and constitutes an important source of badly needed products. Son of a former guard, Duffy was born at San Quentin and has lived there all his life. As a young man he was a clerk in the prison office, and rose gradually to his present position as warden. Since assuming this office he has instsituted many reforms, such as abolishing dungeons and providing radios for the prisoners, and conducts the _ institution on a basis of discipline humanely administered. The cast supporting Norris, Miss Woodbury and La Rue in “Prison Mutiny” includes Paul McVey, Milburn Stone, Sam Bernard, Charles Jordan and Kenneth Harlan, and Phil Rosen directed for producer Lindsley Parsons. The story was written by Albert Beich, with additional dialogue by Charles Marion. CREDITS Produced by LINDSLEY PARSONS Directed by PHIL ROSEN Asst. Director WM. STROHBACH Art Director DAVID MILTON Photography MACK STENGLER Sound GLEN GLENN Film Editor CARL PIERSON Screenplay AL BEICH Add‘l Dialogue CHARLES MARION Here's Level Headed Star Of Screen One screen actor who has never “gone Hollywood” in the slightest degree is Jack La Rue, coming to the theatre on in “Prison Mutiny,’ the absorbng Monogram prison drama in which he is featured with Edward Norris and Joan Woodbury. La Rue doesn’t even classify himself as an “artist,” but only as a simple man who chose the “acting business” as his life work. He remains as unassuming and unaffected a young Italian as he was when he was growing up on the streets of New York, in spite of the fact that he has long been established as a stage and screen actor of exceptional talent. He makes _ no bones of the fact that he began his business career as an itinerant piano tuner—‘probably just a fair one,’ he says—but now confesses that his sole musical accomplishment consists in playing the mandolin. He couldn’t tune a piano now on a bet. La Rue insists that he has no hobbies which are in any way unusual. He likes all outdoor sports, especially football and horseback riding, and is a boxing enthusiast of the first water; but these, he contends, only serve to classify him as an average man. Very close to his family, he is very proud of his five sisters. In “Prison Mutiny” La Rue plays the role of a hardened criminal who leads an attempted jailbreak from the penitentiary in which he is a prisoner. Other players appearing with La Rue, Miss Marsh and Norris are Milburn Stone, Paul McVey, Sam Bernard and Kenneth Harlan, and Phil Rosen directed for producer Lindsley Parsons. The screenplay was written by Albert Beich, with additional dialogue by Charles Marion. Theatre. Prison Drama Is Exciting Film of Intrigue, Violence (Review) One of the most genuinely thrilling motion pictures to reach the screen in a long time is ‘Prison Mutiny,” the Monogram prison drama which opened an engagement at the ee, theatre last night. The locale of the story is a great American penitentiary, which is the scene of a fastmoving succession of dramatic situ-¥* | REVOLT IN THE BIG HOUSE | ” Jack La Rue and Edward Norris lead a violent attempt at a “crashout” in Monogram’s “Prison Mutiny,” coming next ations and even more exciting incidents. The picture is full of absorbing interest throughout its length. Edward Norris, Joan Woodbury and Jack La Rue are featured in the principal parts, and all are ideally cast for their roles. The item of casting the entire picture, in fact, has very apparently received particular attention, and the result is a picture which carries complete conviction. Among those appearing in important parts are Paul McVey, Milburn Stone, Charles Jordan, Sam Bernard, Robert Homans, Mauritz Hugo and Kenneth Harlan. In the story Edward Norris, man about town, is unjustly convicted on a holdup charge, and becomes a bitter and _ disillusioned prisoner. The subsequent installation of a new warden and Norris’ growing affection for the daughter of a guard change the outlook of the prisoner, but in his new situation he becomes even more deeply embroiled in the intrigue and violence of the penitentiary. “Prison Mutiny” was directed by Phil Rosen, who has maintained the interest of the story by Alfred Beich at a high point. Lindsley Parsons produced this unusual picture, which was photographed by Mack Stengler. HOST Italian actor Jack La Rue is one of the many Hollywood screen players who engage in commercial activities outside their film work, and is the owner of “La Rue’s Spaghetti House,” a popular rendezvous of the film city residents with a taste for Italian dishes. La Rue, featured with Edward Norris and Joan Woodbury, comes to the...... theatre on in Monogram’s thrilling prison story, “Prison Mutiny.” DANCING STAR Before she entered motion pictures, Joan Woodbury was featured as a solo dancer at the famous spa of Agua Caliente, 150 miles south of Hollywood and three miles inside the Mexican border, and formerly the weekend rendezvous of a great majority of the screen capital’s outstanding stars and executives. Miss Woodbury comes to the Lheatrevon sees , fea tured with Edward Norris and Jack La Rue in the thrilling Monogram prison drama, ‘Prison Mutiny.” to-the nee oes: Two Col. Scene Mat No. 21 | DANGEROUS © | Joan Woodbury, as the daughter of a prison guard, falls in love with Edward Norris, a rebellious “con,” in “Prison Mutiny” at the Theatre. One Col. Scene Mat No. 4 "Silent" Star In New Film One of the screen’s most popular stars in the days of silent pictures was Kenneth Harlan, coming to the” theatre on ee. oes. in “Prison Mutiny,” the thrilling Monogram prison drama which features Edward Norris, Joan Woodbury and Jack La Rue. Making his stage debut with Julia Arthur when he was seven years old, Harlan appeared professionally in many plays during his school years, and later, after his graduation from, Fordham University, moved to Hollywood. In’ 1917: he made his first screen appearance with Constance Talmadge in “Betsy’s Burglar,’ and appeared with many outstanding stars of the silent era before he attained stardom in his own right. te Others appearing in “Prison Mutiny” are Paul McVey, Milburn Stone, Selmer Jackson, Sam Bernard, Charles Jordan and Robert Homans. Phil Rosen directed for producer Lindsley Parsons. Mothers Coast Guard Sailors Joan Woodbury has been appointed “Sweetheart of the Ship” of the Coast Guard subchaser of which her husband, actor Henry Wilcoxon, is second in command, and has become a virtual “mother to the en tire crew. The actress’ home in West Los Angeles is headquarters for members of the crew when they are ashore, for sleeping accommodations, dinner parties and a wide variety of entertainment. In addition, the official “mother” sends to the shipeach month a dozen cakes, 15 to 20 pies and an average of 50 pounds of. cookies. The sailors even send her their socks to be mended! Miss Woodbury comes to the in “Prison Mutiny,’ Monogram’s story of San Quentin penitentiary in California, in which she is featured with Edward Norris and Jack LaRue. The picture was produced by Lindsley Parsons, and directed by Phil Rosen. Albert Beich wrote the original story, and received active cooperation from Warden Clinton Duffy of the prison.