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You Can't Beat the Law (1943)
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61 min | Drama

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You Can't Beat the Law (1943)

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61 min | Drama

Playboy Johnny Gray is framed and sent to prison after his stolen car is found at a holdup committed by Rico, and while the latter is not suspected, his henchman Harry, Creeper and Red are convicted with Johnny. Stung by the injustice, ...See morePlayboy Johnny Gray is framed and sent to prison after his stolen car is found at a holdup committed by Rico, and while the latter is not suspected, his henchman Harry, Creeper and Red are convicted with Johnny. Stung by the injustice, when even his fiancée believes him guilty, Johnny becomes an unruly prisoner and is put in a cell with Cain, head of the prison gang planning a break. The new warden, Frank Sanders, wins Johnny over by changing his cell mate and giving him a chance to work in the prison gardens. Here, he meets Amy Duncan, daughter of prison guard Duncan. In an failed escaped, engineered from the outside by Rico, who is killed, one of Rico's men confesses that Johnny is innocent. Written by Les Adams See less

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22 cast members

Name	Known for
Edward Norris Johnny Gray Johnny Gray See fewer	Decoy (1946)
Joan Woodbury Amy Duncan Amy Duncan See fewer	Forty Naughty Girls (1937)
Jack La Rue Cain Cain See fewer	Road to Utopia (1945)
Milburn Stone Frank Sanders Frank Sanders See fewer	Gunsmoke (1955)
Robert Homans Mr. Duncan Mr. Duncan See fewer	The Grapes of Wrath (1940)
Charles Jordan Rico Henchman Creeper Rico Henchman Creeper See fewer	Queen Esther (1948)
Kenneth Harlan First Warden First Warden See fewer	The Penalty (1920)
Bryant Washburn Governor Governor See fewer	Captain Midnight (1942)
Selmer Jackson Mr. Bedford Mr. Bedford See fewer	The Grapes of Wrath (1940)
Paul McVey Wayne - Death Row Inmate Wayne - Death Row Inmate See fewer	Shane (1953)
George Kamel Jumpy Jumpy See fewer	Wings Over the Pacific (1943)
Willy Castello Rico (as William Castello) Rico (as William Castello) See fewer	Mad Youth (1939)
Sam Bernard Red (uncredited) Red (uncredited) See fewer	Scouts to the Rescue (1939)
Tristram Coffin Gang Lawyer (uncredited) Gang Lawyer (uncredited) See fewer	King of the Rocket Men (1949)
Dick Curtis Prison Guard (uncredited) Prison Guard (uncredited) See fewer	Racing Luck (1935)
John Elliott Guard (uncredited) Guard (uncredited) See fewer	Only the Brave (1930)
Eddie Fetherston Convict (uncredited) Convict (uncredited) See fewer	The Lost City (I) (1935)
Inna Gest Patricia Bedford (uncredited) Patricia Bedford (uncredited) See fewer	Six Gun Gospel (1943)
Mauritz Hugo Gang Member Harry (uncredited) Gang Member Harry (uncredited) See fewer	No Questions Asked (1951)
Bruce Mitchell Prison Guard (uncredited) Prison Guard (uncredited) See fewer	Three Miles Up (1927)
Cyril Ring Convict (uncredited) Convict (uncredited) See fewer	The Cocoanuts (1929)
Dan White Convict (uncredited) Convict (uncredited) See fewer	The Americano (1955)