A Morte Aponta a Sua Arma

Nasty Richard Conte (Galvin) ends up in a Southern State prison that has a dodgy system in place. A prisoner can become a trustee which allows him to carry a rifle. His role is to keep the other prisoners in check and if he kills a prisoner whilst they are trying to escape, then he is given a pardon. WTF! I sense a system that is open to abuse. And so does Conte.

Interesting set-up for a film. That is one crazy prison system.

I wasn't convinced by Conte's obsession with singer Audrey Totter (Ruth) - she's not that great looking. She does have a great voice, though, and sings a song at the film's beginning. The film builds tension at the prison and you can't help but feel for prisoner Sam Jaffe (Gower) and will him on in his escape bid. Royal Dano (Nugent) has a standout part as the prison's original trustee. We get some good locations which includes some swampy waters in the end sequence. However, the film does end a bit too conveniently.

Blondie wrote a song called "Under the Gun". It's a good one. I wonder if there is a link to this film, ie, someone in the band had just watched it.