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Paroled from the Big House

Directed by	Elmer Clifton
Written by	George H. Plympton
Based on	He Killed a Cop by George H. Plympton
Produced by	J.D. Kendis
Starring	Jean Carmen Ted Adams George Eldredge
Cinematography	Edward Linden
Edited by	Carl Pierson
Music by	Lew Porter
Production company	Jay-Dee-Kay Productions
Distributed by	Syndicate Film Exchange
Release date	July 29, 1938 (1938-07-29)
Running time	57 minutes
Country	United States
Language	English

Paroled from the Big House is a 1938 American crime film directed by Elmer Clifton and starring Jean Carmen, Ted Adams and George Eldredge. It was produced as a second feature on Poverty Row. It was later reissued under the alternative title Main Street Girl.

Plot

A district attorney opposes the leniency of the parole board. In particular a cop killer, 'Slicker' Nixon is released from prison and immediately sets up a new racket. Pat Mallory's father is a store owner who is killed by Nixon's gang and seeks revenge by plotting to kill the gangster.

Cast

Jean Carmen as Pat Mallory
Ted Adams as H.S. 'Slicker' Nixon
George Eldredge as 'Red' Herron
Milburn Stone as Commissioner Downey
Walter Anthony as Joe 'Killer' Britt
Ole Olsen as Torchy
Gwen Lee as Binnie Bell
Earl Douglas as Huke 'The Dude' Curtis
Eleanor DeVan as Rita
Edward Kaye as 'Gunner' Garson
Joe Devlin as Jed Cross
Allan Cavan as Chief of Police
Kit Guard as Thug

References

Pitts p.196

Bibliography

Pitts, Michael R. Poverty Row Studios, 1929–1940. McFarland & Company, 2005.

External links

Paroled from the Big House at IMDb

v t e Films directed by Elmer Clifton
Her Official Fathers (1917) The Flame of Youth (1917) High Speed (1917) The Midnight Man (1917) A Stormy Knight (1917) Flirting with Death (1917) The Man Trap (1917) The High Sign (1917) The Flash of Fate (1918) Brace Up (1918) The Two-Soul Woman (1918) The Guilt of Silence (1918) Smashing Through (1918) The Eagle (1918) Winner Takes All (1918) Battling Jane (1918) Kiss or Kill (1918) The Hope Chest (1918) Boots (1919) Peppy Polly (1919) I'll Get Him Yet (1919) Nugget Nell (1919) Nobody Home (1919) Turning the Tables (1919) Mary Ellen Comes to Town (1920) Down to the Sea in Ships (1922) Six Cylinder Love (1923) The Warrens of Virginia (1924) Daughters of the Night (1924) Wives at Auction (1926) The Virgin Wife (1926) The Truth About Men (1926) The Wreck of the Hesperus (1927) Let 'Er Go Gallegher (1928) Beautiful But Dumb (1928) Virgin Lips (1928) Tropical Nights (1928) The Bride of the Colorado (1928) The Devil's Apple Tree (1929) Maid to Order (1931) Pals of the Range (1935) Cyclone of the Saddle (1935) Fighting Caballero (1935) Captured in Chinatown (1935) Rough Riding Ranger (1935) Rip Roaring Riley (1935) Skull and Crown (1935) Custer's Last Stand (1936, serial) Wolves of the Sea (1936) Wildcat Trooper (1936) Gambling with Souls (1936) Ten Laps to Go (1936) Death in the Air (1937) Mile-a-Minute-Love (1937) Slaves in Bondage (1937) Assassin of Youth (1937) The Secret of Treasure Island (1938, serial) Paroled from the Big House (1938) The Stranger from Arizona (1938) Law of the Texan (1938) California Frontier (1938) Crashing Thru (1939) Isle of Destiny (1940) City of Missing Girls (1941) I'll Sell My Life (1941) Hard Guy (1941) Swamp Woman (1941) Deep in the Heart of Texas (1942) The Old Chisholm Trail (1942) The Sundown Kid (1942) The Blocked Trail (1943) Days of Old Cheyenne (1943) Frontier Law (1943) The Return of the Rangers (1943) Boss of Rawhide (1943) Captain America (1944, serial) Guns of the Law (1944) The Pinto Bandit (1944) Spook Town (1944) Seven Doors to Death (1944) Gangsters of the Frontier (1944) Youth Aflame (1944) Dead or Alive (1944) The Whispering Skull (1944) Marked for Murder (1945) Swing, Cowboy, Swing (1946) The Judge (1949) Not Wanted (1949) Red Rock Outlaw (1949) The Silver Bandit (1950)

Films directed by Elmer Clifton

Her Official Fathers (1917)
The Flame of Youth (1917)
High Speed (1917)
The Midnight Man (1917)
A Stormy Knight (1917)
Flirting with Death (1917)
The Man Trap (1917)
The High Sign (1917)
The Flash of Fate (1918)
Brace Up (1918)
The Two-Soul Woman (1918)
The Guilt of Silence (1918)
Smashing Through (1918)
The Eagle (1918)
Winner Takes All (1918)
Battling Jane (1918)
Kiss or Kill (1918)
The Hope Chest (1918)
Boots (1919)
Peppy Polly (1919)
I'll Get Him Yet (1919)
Nugget Nell (1919)
Nobody Home (1919)
Turning the Tables (1919)
Mary Ellen Comes to Town (1920)
Down to the Sea in Ships (1922)
Six Cylinder Love (1923)
The Warrens of Virginia (1924)
Daughters of the Night (1924)
Wives at Auction (1926)
The Virgin Wife (1926)
The Truth About Men (1926)
The Wreck of the Hesperus (1927)
Let 'Er Go Gallegher (1928)
Beautiful But Dumb (1928)
Virgin Lips (1928)
Tropical Nights (1928)
The Bride of the Colorado (1928)
The Devil's Apple Tree (1929)
Maid to Order (1931)
Pals of the Range (1935)
Cyclone of the Saddle (1935)
Fighting Caballero (1935)
Captured in Chinatown (1935)
Rough Riding Ranger (1935)
Rip Roaring Riley (1935)
Skull and Crown (1935)
Custer's Last Stand (1936, serial)
Wolves of the Sea (1936)
Wildcat Trooper (1936)
Gambling with Souls (1936)
Ten Laps to Go (1936)
Death in the Air (1937)
Mile-a-Minute-Love (1937)
Slaves in Bondage (1937)
Assassin of Youth (1937)
The Secret of Treasure Island (1938, serial)
Paroled from the Big House (1938)
The Stranger from Arizona (1938)
Law of the Texan (1938)
California Frontier (1938)
Crashing Thru (1939)
Isle of Destiny (1940)
City of Missing Girls (1941)
I'll Sell My Life (1941)
Hard Guy (1941)
Swamp Woman (1941)
Deep in the Heart of Texas (1942)
The Old Chisholm Trail (1942)
The Sundown Kid (1942)
The Blocked Trail (1943)
Days of Old Cheyenne (1943)
Frontier Law (1943)
The Return of the Rangers (1943)
Boss of Rawhide (1943)
Captain America (1944, serial)
Guns of the Law (1944)
The Pinto Bandit (1944)
Spook Town (1944)
Seven Doors to Death (1944)
Gangsters of the Frontier (1944)
Youth Aflame (1944)
Dead or Alive (1944)
The Whispering Skull (1944)
Marked for Murder (1945)
Swing, Cowboy, Swing (1946)
The Judge (1949)
Not Wanted (1949)
Red Rock Outlaw (1949)
The Silver Bandit (1950)

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