

Jail Busters
1955-09-18 · 61 min · ★ 6.7
Slip and Sach go to prison to help a reporter with a story.
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- Directors
- William Beaudine
- Production companies
- Allied Artists Pictures
- Countries
- United States of America
- Status
- Released
Top Cast
Leo GorceySlip Mahoney
Huntz HallSach Jones
Benny BartlettButch Williams
Percy HeltonWarden B.W. Oswald
Barton MacLaneCaptain Jenkins
Anthony CarusoPercival P. Lannigan
Lyle TalbotCy Bowman
Bernard GorceyLouie Dumbrowsky
David GorceyChuck Anderson
Michael Ross"Big Greeny"
John HarmonTomsic
Fritz FeldDr. Fernando F. Fordyce
Harry TylerHank Gaffney - Convict
Murray AlperKitchen Trustee Gus
Ray WalkerWilly, gambling ring thug
Emil SitkaPrison Mugshot Photographer
Clegg HoytChunky Guard, at warden's office
Frank HagneyConvict Frank, Lannigan's barberTitle information and images are supplied by TMDb. Explore our discovery guide for advice on comparing metadata and legal viewing options.
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