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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instanceOf film ⓘ
basedOn My Six Convicts: A Psychologist’s Three Years in Fort Leavenworth ⓘ
linked to: My Six Convicts

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 → notableWork → My Six Convicts ⓘ
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