Over the Wall (film)

Lawes wrote the story based on the life of Sing Sing inmate Alabama Pitts, who became a professional athlete following his stint as a well-known athlete in the prison. It was picked up by Warner Bros. Pictures by August 1935 under the title The Comeback.^[4] In November 1935, James Cagney was hired to portray Pitts' character in the film with Lloyd Bacon directing.^[5] However, due to Cagney's lawsuit against Warner Bros. for breach of contract, the studio replaced him. In April 1936, Dick Purcell was being considered for the role.^[6][7] Harry Sauber, Ben Markson, Tom Reed, and Jonathan Finn were initially working as screenplay writers as of June 1936.^[8] In July 1936, Ross Alexander was hired to replace Cagney as Pitts' character,^[9] but the role eventually went to Dick Foran. The film was titled Evidence during production, but was changed to Over the Wall in December 1937 before the film's release.^[10]

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