603:
550:
304:
A mural of The Last Supper needs repair in the prison's chapel, so chaplain Harvey asks an artistically inclined inmate named
Steinberg to do the restoration. Two other prisoners are sneaking in liquor through the chapel, so Steinberg demands a piece of their action. They end up taking the priest
296:
Louis, a prison cook, is about to be paroled, upsetting fellow inmate
Brenner, who loves Louis's food so much that he tries to bribe him to stay behind bars. After that plan fails, a customer comes to a restaurant where Louis has been hired as chef. His insults about the dishes are so insulting,
29:
300:
Ruthless convict Chet Harmon plans a breakout with help from brothers Al and Frank. A gun is planted and Chet is almost successful, taking Warden Duffy hostage, but Al has second thoughts after his brother is seriously wounded.
297:
Louis smashes a plate over his head, breaking his parole. Behind prison walls again, Louis learns that
Brenner's the one who sent the customer, Lee Filbert, who is now a San Quentin prisoner himself.
587:
640:
684:
689:
694:
580:
709:
633:
704:
573:
699:
674:
669:
626:
679:
356:
320:
258:
102:
332:
266:
144:
110:
659:
602:
664:
314:
254:
98:
535:
380:
338:
270:
114:
410:
386:
368:
242:
132:
52:
610:
557:
476:
449:
278:
246:
238:
168:
56:
42:
28:
653:
431:
392:
350:
326:
262:
106:
501:
362:
344:
274:
118:
425:
404:
374:
290:
250:
64:
549:
455:
443:
398:
234:
128:
437:
416:
231:
529:
609:
This article related to an
American film of the 1950s is a
614:
561:
293:
warden Duffy must contend with a crisis at the prison.
305:
hostage as Duffy deals with a deadly confrontation.
215:
207:
197:
174:
164:
150:
138:
124:
94:
84:
70:
48:
38:
21:
634:
581:
8:
477:"The Steel Cage (1954) - Overview - TCM.com"
556:This 1950s drama film-related article is a
641:
627:
588:
574:
27:
18:
468:
277:. It was released in December 1954, by
249:, Scott Littleton, Berman Swarttz and
7:
599:
597:
546:
544:
401:as Prison Board Member Alan Ferness
14:
685:Films directed by Walter Doniger
601:
548:
690:American black-and-white films
1:
395:as Prison Board Member Garvey
695:1950s English-language films
613:. You can help Knowledge by
560:. You can help Knowledge by
289:In three separate stories,
159:Swarttz-Doniger Productions
16:1954 film by Walter Doniger
726:
596:
543:
317:as Warden Clinton T. Duffy
710:1950s American film stubs
33:Theatrical release poster
26:
407:as Convict in Mess Hall
705:1950s drama film stubs
422:Herb Jacobs as Convict
481:Turner Classic Movies
75:The San Quentin Story
700:1950s American films
675:American drama films
670:United Artists films
145:Chester W. Schaeffer
230:is a 1954 American
78:by Clinton T. Duffy
452:as Convict Patient
347:as Chaplain Harvey
321:Maureen O'Sullivan
259:Maureen O'Sullivan
183:December 1954
103:Maureen O'Sullivan
622:
621:
569:
568:
413:as Shorty Lanning
359:as Charlie Rivers
223:
222:
717:
680:1954 drama films
643:
636:
629:
605:
598:
590:
583:
576:
552:
545:
517:
516:
514:
512:
502:"The Steel Cage"
498:
492:
491:
489:
487:
473:
440:as Billy Brenner
381:Elisabeth Fraser
339:Lawrence Tierney
271:Lawrence Tierney
190:
188:
115:Lawrence Tierney
31:
19:
725:
724:
720:
719:
718:
716:
715:
714:
650:
649:
648:
647:
595:
594:
541:
526:
521:
520:
510:
508:
500:
499:
495:
485:
483:
475:
474:
470:
465:
411:George Chandler
387:Stanley Andrews
369:George E. Stone
323:as Gladys Duffy
311:
287:
253:, and starring
243:Oliver Crawford
200:
193:
186:
184:
177:
160:
155:
153:
143:
133:Joseph F. Biroc
131:
117:
113:
109:
105:
101:
89:
79:
77:
63:
61:
60:Scott Littleton
59:
55:
53:Oliver Crawford
34:
17:
12:
11:
5:
723:
721:
713:
712:
707:
702:
697:
692:
687:
682:
677:
672:
667:
662:
652:
651:
646:
645:
638:
631:
623:
620:
619:
606:
593:
592:
585:
578:
570:
567:
566:
553:
539:
538:
531:The Steel Cage
525:
524:External links
522:
519:
518:
493:
467:
466:
464:
461:
460:
459:
453:
450:Charles Tannen
447:
441:
435:
429:
423:
420:
414:
408:
402:
396:
390:
384:
378:
372:
366:
365:as Lee Filbert
360:
354:
348:
342:
341:as Chet Harmon
336:
330:
324:
318:
310:
307:
286:
283:
279:United Artists
247:Walter Doniger
239:Walter Doniger
227:The Steel Cage
221:
220:
217:
213:
212:
209:
205:
204:
201:
198:
195:
194:
192:
191:
180:
178:
175:
172:
171:
169:United Artists
166:
165:Distributed by
162:
161:
158:
156:
151:
148:
147:
140:
136:
135:
126:
125:Cinematography
122:
121:
96:
92:
91:
90:Berman Swarttz
88:Walter Doniger
86:
82:
81:
72:
68:
67:
62:Berman Swarttz
57:Walter Doniger
50:
46:
45:
43:Walter Doniger
40:
36:
35:
32:
24:
23:
22:The Steel Cage
15:
13:
10:
9:
6:
4:
3:
2:
722:
711:
708:
706:
703:
701:
698:
696:
693:
691:
688:
686:
683:
681:
678:
676:
673:
671:
668:
666:
663:
661:
658:
657:
655:
644:
639:
637:
632:
630:
625:
624:
618:
616:
612:
607:
604:
600:
591:
586:
584:
579:
577:
572:
571:
565:
563:
559:
554:
551:
547:
542:
537:
533:
532:
528:
527:
523:
507:
503:
497:
494:
482:
478:
472:
469:
462:
457:
454:
451:
448:
445:
442:
439:
436:
433:
432:Charles Nolte
430:
427:
424:
421:
418:
415:
412:
409:
406:
403:
400:
397:
394:
393:Morris Ankrum
391:
388:
385:
382:
379:
376:
373:
370:
367:
364:
361:
358:
357:George Cooper
355:
352:
351:Kenneth Tobey
349:
346:
343:
340:
337:
334:
331:
328:
327:Walter Slezak
325:
322:
319:
316:
313:
312:
308:
306:
302:
298:
294:
292:
284:
282:
280:
276:
272:
268:
264:
263:Walter Slezak
260:
256:
252:
248:
244:
241:, written by
240:
236:
233:
229:
228:
218:
214:
211:United States
210:
206:
202:
196:
182:
181:
179:
173:
170:
167:
163:
157:
149:
146:
141:
137:
134:
130:
127:
123:
120:
116:
112:
108:
107:Walter Slezak
104:
100:
97:
93:
87:
83:
80:Dean Jennings
76:
73:
69:
66:
58:
54:
51:
49:Screenplay by
47:
44:
41:
37:
30:
25:
20:
615:expanding it
608:
562:expanding it
555:
540:
530:
509:. Retrieved
505:
496:
484:. Retrieved
480:
471:
446:as Dr. Perry
363:Alan Mowbray
353:as Steinberg
345:Arthur Franz
333:John Ireland
303:
299:
295:
288:
275:Arthur Franz
267:John Ireland
237:directed by
226:
225:
224:
199:Running time
176:Release date
142:Everett Dodd
119:Arthur Franz
111:John Ireland
74:
426:Henry Kulky
405:Robert Bice
375:Lyle Talbot
291:San Quentin
251:Guy Trosper
85:Produced by
65:Guy Trosper
39:Directed by
660:1954 films
654:Categories
511:22 October
486:22 October
463:References
456:Ben Welden
444:James Seay
399:Don Beddoe
315:Paul Kelly
255:Paul Kelly
235:drama film
203:80 minutes
152:Production
129:John Alton
99:Paul Kelly
665:Film noir
438:Gene Roth
428:as George
417:Ned Glass
377:as Square
232:film noir
139:Edited by
506:TV Guide
434:as Frank
383:as Marie
371:as Solly
329:as Louis
216:Language
95:Starring
71:Based on
458:as Mike
419:as Pete
219:English
208:Country
187:1954-12
185: (
154:company
389:as Roy
335:as Al
611:stub
558:stub
536:IMDb
513:2014
488:2014
309:Cast
285:Plot
273:and
534:at
656::
504:.
479:.
281:.
269:,
265:,
261:,
257:,
245:,
642:e
635:t
628:v
617:.
589:e
582:t
575:v
564:.
515:.
490:.
189:)
Text is available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike License. Additional terms may apply.
