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Cell 2455 Death Row (1955) [NR]

Featuring:
William Campbell, R. Wright Campbell, Marian Carr

Written by:
Jack DeWitt
Caryl Chessman

Directed by:
Fred F. Sears


Release Date:
April 19, 1955

Original Title:
Cell 2455 Death Row

Alternate Titles:
Todeszelle 2455

Genres:
Crime | Drama

Production Companies:
Columbia Pictures

Production Countries:
United States of America

Ratings / Certifications:
US: NR 

Runtime: 77

THE BEST-SELLER ACTUALLY WRITTEN IN THE DEATH CELL!

Overview from TheMovieDB

A Death Row inmate uses his prison law studies to fight for his life. Based on a true story.

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Overview from Open Movies

Whit, condemned and awaiting execution, reviews the events of his life that has brought him to Cell 2455 on San Quentin's Death Row, a story he had told in a autobiography that became a sensational best-seller. As a boy, the young Whit stole groceries to help feed his impoverished family, later moving on into major crime to impress a young gang moll, Jo-Anne, and turns into a cold-blooded thug when he is repudiated by the girl he loves, Doll. And by his own lawyer when he is arrested and tried as the infamous Lover's Lane Bandit. In cell 2455, he studies law to the point where he wins stay after stay, twice within minutes of his scheduled execution.

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Rankings and Honors

Cell 2455 Death Row (1955) on IMDb
Internet Movie Database 6.4/10

Performers

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Production

Art Direction:
Robert Peterson

Assistant Director:
Eddie Saeta

Conductor:
Mischa Bakaleinikoff

Director:
Fred F. Sears

Director of Photography:
Fred Jackman Jr.

Editor:
Henry Batista

Novel:
Caryl Chessman

Producer:
Wallace MacDonald

Recording Supervision:
John P. Livadary

Screenplay:
Jack DeWitt

Set Decoration:
Frank Tuttle

Sound:
Jean L. Speak

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