Seven Miles from Alcatraz

Seven Miles from Alcatraz

Seven Miles from Alcatraz

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Seven Miles from Alcatraz

"A helpless girl trapped between desperate cons and enemy rats in a lonely lighthouse!"

1942

1h 2m

4.5(4 votes)

Thriller

Action

Overview

After Pearl Harbor, convicts at Alcatraz prison live in fear of bomb attacks, driving Champ Larkin and his pal Jimbo to a desperate escape attempt which lands them on a tiny lighthouse island, where they take over. The five inhabitants are stymied in their efforts to summon aid. But the island also figures in the schemes of a big Nazi spy ring; which will win out, the gangsters' greed or their patriotism?

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RKO Radio Pictures

Cast & Crew

21 members

Acting

James Craig

Champ Larkin

James Craig

Acting

Bonita Granville

Anne Porter

Bonita Granville

Acting

Frank Jenks

Jimbo

Frank Jenks

Acting

George Cleveland

"Cap" Porter

George Cleveland

Acting

Cliff Edwards

Stormy

Cliff Edwards

Acting

Erford Gage

Paul Brenner

Erford Gage

Acting

Tala Birell

Baroness

Tala Birell

Acting

John Banner

Fritz

Acting

Otto Reichow

Max

Otto Reichow

Acting

Bruce Edwards

HQ Radioman Nick

Bruce Edwards

Acting

Richard Martin

HQ De-coder

Richard Martin

Acting

Ann Summers

Nazi Hostess

Ann Summers

Acting

Kernan Cripps

Cellblock Guard

Kernan Cripps

Acting

Charles Flynn

Nazi Sub Radioman

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Jack Martin

Nazi Sub Captain

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Acting

Lee Phelps

Patrol Launch Captain Luther

Lee Phelps

Acting

Albert D'Arno

Radio Eavesdropper

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Robert R. Stephenson

Radio Eavesdropper

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Harry Strang

Radio Eavesdropper at Airfield

Harry Strang

Acting

Russell Hoyt

Second Airfield Man

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Edwin Stanley

The Warden

Edwin Stanley

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