My Six Convicts

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My Six Convicts is a 1952 American prison comedy-drama film based on a psychologist’s memoir about working with inmates, noted for its blend of humor and social commentary.

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basedOn My Six Convicts: A Psychologist’s Three Years in Fort Leavenworth
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memoir
basedOnAuthor Donald Powell Wilson
blackAndWhite true
cinematographer George Diskant
countryOfOrigin United States
director Hugo Fregonese
distributor Columbia Pictures
editor Gene Fowler Jr.
era 1950s American cinema
filmFormat theatrical release
genre comedy-drama
prison film
hasTheme humanization of prisoners
humor in adversity
social justice
leadCharacterOccupation psychologist
medium feature film
musicBy Heinz Roemheld
narrativePerspective psychologist working with inmates
notableFor blend of humor and social commentary
originalLanguage English
portrays life in a federal penitentiary
producer Stanley Kramer
productionCompany Stanley Kramer Productions
releaseYear 1952
runtimeMinutes 104
screenwriter Michael Blankfort
setting American prison
sourceMaterialType non-fiction memoir
starring Carl Esmond
Gilbert Roland
Harry Morgan
Jeff Corey
John Beal
Marshall Thompson
Millard Mitchell
Queeney Smith
Regis Toomey
subjectMatter prison reform
rehabilitation of inmates
timePeriodDepicted mid-20th century
title My Six Convicts

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Millard Mitchell awardReceivedFor My Six Convicts
My Six Convicts title My Six Convicts
My Six Convicts basedOn My Six Convicts: A Psychologist’s Three Years in Fort Leavenworth
linked to: My Six Convicts