Convict 99


Convict 99


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Incompetent Headmaster Dr. Benjamin Twist is sacked from his job at St. Michaels' School and when he applies for a job at another school he is mistaken for a prison governor called John Benjamin and given a job at Blakedown Prison in Devon. On arrival at the prison he is mistaken for an escaped prisoner and is initially jailed before being reinstated as the Governor.

Cast In Alphabetical Order
Alf Goddard as Sykes Basil McGrail as Bates Basil Radford as Deputy Governor Dennis Wyndham as Head Warder Garry Marsh as Johnson Googie Withers as Lottie Graham Moffatt as Albert Brown Graham Soutten as Raymond Kathleen Harrison as Mabel Moore Marriott as Jerry the Mole Peter Gawthorne as Sir Cyril Teddy Brown as Slim Charlie Wilfred Walter as Max Slessor Will Hay as Dr. Benjamin Twist
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Directed by Marcel Varnel Produced by Edward Black Written by Jack Davis Jr, Marriott Edgar, Val Guest & Ralph Smart Released 26th September 1938 Runtime 91 Minutes









Synopsis Taken From DVD Cover ©2003 Carlton Visual Entertainment Limited.

Film Images ©1939 Gainsborough Pictures (1928) Ltd.
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