My Six Convicts

My Six Convicts
Directed by	Hugo Fregonese
Produced by	Stanley Kramer
Written by	Michael Blankfort Donald Powell Wilson (book)
Starring	John Beal Gilbert Roland Millard Mitchell Marshall Thompson
Music by	Dimitri Tiomkin
Cinematography	Guy Roe
Edited by	Gene Havlick
Distributed by	Columbia Pictures
Release dates	March 20, 1952 (1952-03-20)
Running time	104 minutes
Country	United States
Language	English
Box office	$1.1 million (US rentals)[1]

My Six Convicts is an American 1952 comedy-drama film adapted from the autobiographical book written by Donald Powell Wilson (entitled "My Six Convicts: A Psychologist's Three Years in Fort Leavenworth"). The film was adapted for the screen by Michael Blankfort and directed by Hugo Fregonese.

While vintage prints of Wilson's text can be found online,^[2] the film adaptation has never seen a home video release. As such, it has almost faded into obscurity, primarily remembered for Millard Mitchell having won a Golden Globe Award for his performance as Connie.

Plot

My Six Convicts is the true story of a prison psychologist (John Beal) and his attempts to get through to his incarcerated patients. While dealing with serious issues, the film was created in comedic form. While the film is true to the overall spirit of the book, dramatic license was taken with the adaptation and certain events (e.g., the failed prison break and the resulting death of an innocent inmate) are fictional and were created solely to add dramatic elements to the film.

Primary cast

• John Beal  : Doc
• Gilbert Roland  : Punch Pinero
• Millard Mitchell  : James Connie
• Marshall Thompson  : Blivens Scott
• Alf Kjellin : Clem Randall
• Jay Adler  : Steve Kopac
• Harry Morgan  : Dawson
• Charles Bronson  : Jocko

Accolades

References

External links

• My Six Convicts at the Internet Movie Database
• My Six Convicts at Rotten Tomatoes
• My Six Convicts at AllMovie
• My Six Convicts at the TCM Movie Database