San Quentin

1937
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1h 10min

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Humphrey Bogart, Pat O'Brien, and Ann Sheridan in San Quentin (1937)

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Film Noir Prison Drama Crime Drama

Agrega una trama en tu idiomaAn army trainer becomes captain of the prison yard and in time, falls for the sister of a hardened inmate.An army trainer becomes captain of the prison yard and in time, falls for the sister of a hardened inmate.An army trainer becomes captain of the prison yard and in time, falls for the sister of a hardened inmate.

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Trivia
When Druggin was looking at the index cards of the prisoners, a close-up shot on Hansen's card shows an entry for Bertillion (sic) Measurements. The Bertillon System was created in the late 1800s by Alphonse Bertillon, a French police officer and biometrics researcher, who applied the anthropological technique of anthropometry to create a human identification system based on physical measurements. Anthropometry was the first scientific system used by law enforcement to identify criminals. Before that time, criminals could only be identified by name or photograph. The Bertillon System consisted of five measurements: head length, head breadth, length of middle finger, length of the left foot, and length of the cubit. Along with these measurements, Bertillon set a standard for facial photography, now known as the mugshot, to complete this system. Although the system was based on scientific measurements, it was known to have its problems. For example, it did not work accurately with women or children because it was based on the data of men who had reached full physical maturity and had short hair. The Bertillon System was eventually replaced by fingerprinting.

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Before going onto the yard, Bogart's hair is dark. When on the yard, suddenly he becomes a blonde.

Citas
Captain Stephen Jameson: Hi, Beautiful.
May Kennedy aka May De Villiers: Hello, Sergeant, where's the war?
May Kennedy aka May De Villiers: Haven't you read the papers? We're fighting the Indians 'cause they won't take the country back.
May Kennedy aka May De Villiers: Really, Sergeant?
Captain Stephen Jameson: And don't call me Sergeant!
May Kennedy aka May De Villiers: Well, I won't if you promised to tell me what you are.
Captain Stephen Jameson: D'ya know what two bars mean?
May Kennedy aka May De Villiers: Sure, twice as many drunks as one bar.

Conexiones
Edited into La senda tenebrosa (1947)

Bandas sonoras
How Could You?
(uncredited)
Music by Harry Warren
Lyrics by Al Dubin
Sung by Ann Sheridan

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7/10

A good action packed prison flick !

This is a good solid entertaining formulated prison picture that stars Pat O'Brien & Humphrey Bogart in good form & backed by an excellent cast of Warner Bros. contract players such as Ann Sheridan, Barton Maclane, Joseph Sawyer, Veda Ann Borg etc. Pat O'Brien is the Army Captain Steve Jameson that takes over as the new warden of San Quentin Prison replacing Lt. Druggin (Barton Maclane)who's reduced to a tough prison guard.

Humphrey Bogart portrays Joe "Red" Kennedy a small time crook that gets arrested & lands in the Big House & comes face to face with Captain Jameson who thinks Kennedy can be rehabilitated. Bogart is in his element as the tough convict Red Kennedy but also has some depth & dimension predating Roy Earle in High Sierra. Not just another one dimensional type gangster Bogart so often played in the 30's.

San Quentin doesn't bring anything new to the genre in 1937, the early 30's already introduced audiences to prison life in The Big House, 20,000 Years in Sing Sing & I Am A Fugitive From A Chain Gang. San Quentin is a very watchable prison movie with a winning formula that works if you like the genre. I love prison movies & if it was good enough for Spencer Tracy, Paul Muni, George Raft & James Cagney then it was good enough for Humphrey Bogart.

All these actors were part of the Rogues Gallery of Thugs that excelled in gangster films & did time in the Big House. This is a very fast paced story that packs a lot of elements in just 70 minutes. We see a singing Ann Sheridan, a prison strike, a rifle carrying bible thumping nut ball & of course the inevitable prison escape climaxed by an exciting high speed chase that involves cars, motorcycles, a freight train, spectacular crashes & dare devil stunts.

I have this & several other early Bogart & Spencer Tracy movies on VHS & I'm quite pleased to find San Quentin out on commercial DVD, of course I had to buy it & there's even a commentary for this. Which tells me that San Quentin is a fairly significant movie worthy of some attention & praise. Bogart gets 2nd billing to Pat O'Brien, Bogie was previously in Marked Woman 2nd billed to Bette Davis as a crusader of justice. But in 1936 Bogart had the lead role as a factory auto worker in Black Legion, released in 1937. 1937 was a good year for Bogart. His next film was Dead End.