Cell 2455 Death Row (film)
1955 film
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Cell 2455, Death Row is a 1955 American crime film noir directed by Fred F. Sears and starring William Campbell and Robert Wright Campbell. It is based on the 1954 book of the same name.
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| Directed by | Fred F. Sears |
| Screenplay by | Jack DeWitt |
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| Produced by | Wallace MacDonald |
| Starring | William Campbell Robert Campbell |
| Cinematography | Fred Jackman Jr. |
| Edited by | Henry Batista |
| Music by | Mischa Bakaleinikoff (uncredited) |
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| Distributed by | Columbia Pictures |
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Running time | 77 minutes |
| Country | United States |
| Language | English |
Plot
A death row inmate uses his prison-law studies to fight for his life.
Cast
- William Campbell as Whit Whittier
- R. Wright Campbell as Whit as a Boy (as Robert Campbell)
- Marian Carr as Doll
- Kathryn Grant as Jo-Anne
- Harvey Stephens as Prison Warden
- Vince Edwards as Hamiton
- Allen Nourse as Serl Whittier
- Diane DeLaire as Hallie Whittier
- Bart Braverman as Whit, as a Young Boy (as Bart Bradley)
- Paul Dubov as Al
- Tyler MacDuff as Nugent
- Buck Kartalian as Monk
- Eleanor Audley as Blanche
- Thom Carney as Hatcheck Charlie
- Joseph Forte as Lawyer (as Joe Forte)
- Howard Wright as Judge
Production
Columbia Pictures acquired the rights to Caryl Chessman's book Cell 2455, Death Row: A Condemned Man's Own Story for $10,000 in June 1954. Columbia planned the film as a documentary-type story and did not intend that the film should advocate for Chessman's innocence.[1]
