Blackwell's Island (film)

Blackwell's Island is a 1939 American crime drama film directed by William C. McGann and written by Crane Wilbur. The film stars John Garfield, Rosemary Lane, Dick Purcell, Victor Jory, Stanley Fields and Morgan Conway. The film was released by Warner Bros. on March 25, 1939.^[1][2]

Blackwell's Island
Theatrical release poster
Directed by	William C. McGann
Screenplay by	Crane Wilbur
Story by	Crane Wilbur Lee Katz
Produced by	Bryan Foy
Starring	John Garfield Rosemary Lane Dick Purcell Victor Jory Stanley Fields Morgan Conway
Cinematography	Sidney Hickox
Edited by	Doug Gould
Music by	Bernhard Kaun
Production company	Warner Bros.
Distributed by	Warner Bros.
Release date	March 25, 1939 (1939-03-25)
Running time	71 minutes
Country	United States
Language	English

It was based on a real life scandal on Welfare Island.^[3]

Plot

A reporter (Garfield) covers the racketeering of a mobster (Fields) which caused the assault of a boat captain. The mobster has a police officer (Purcell) beaten and the reporting causes the mobster to go to prison for it. The reporter then assaults a DA to get thrown into the prison to report on the mobster's corruption from jail.

Cast

• John Garfield as Tim Haydon
• Rosemary Lane as Mary 'Sunny' Walsh
• Stanley Fields as 'Bull' Bransom
• Dick Purcell as Terry Walsh
• Victor Jory as Commissioner Thomas MacNair
• Morgan Conway as Steve Cardigan
• Granville Bates as Prison Warden Stuart 'Stu' Granger
• Anthony Averill as Brower
• Peggy Shannon as Pearl Murray
• Charley Foy as Benny Farmer
• Norman Willis as Mike Garth
• Joe Cunningham as Ben Rawden
• Wade Boteler as Capt. Pedersen
• William B. Davidson as Defense Attorney Hempel
• Milburn Stone Uncredited