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Outside These Walls
“SAFER WITH KILLERS INSIDE THESE CELLS...THAN WITH WOMEN WITHOUT HEARTS!”
88%
Movie
1h 0m
AI Analysis
Outside These Walls (1939) — AI movie analysis
WatchMind AI generated this AI analysis of Outside These Walls (1939) — a movie tagged as Drama and Crime with balanced tone moods and fast-paced pacing.
Story & themes: Walen plays Dan Sparling, a convicted embezzler who becomes editor of his prison newspaper. After serving out his sentence, he sets up an independent newspaper devoted to attacking corruption in public life, encountering various difficulties due to his being an ex-con and opposition from the incumbent administration. Our models also surface themes such as power from synopsis and genre signals.
Watch context: Best suited for general audiences. Expect fast-paced storytelling (~60 min).
Community signal: TMDb members rate Outside These Walls 88% (2 votes) — strong audience scores for this movie.
AI verdict
Outside These Walls is a film worth prioritising when you want something with strong audience scores — our AI analysis flags it as a strong match for its genre and tone profile.
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TMDb audience score
88%
from 2 TMDb votes
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Synopsis
Walen plays Dan Sparling, a convicted embezzler who becomes editor of his prison newspaper. After serving out his sentence, he sets up an independent newspaper devoted to attacking corruption in public life, encountering various difficulties due to his being an ex-con and opposition from the incumbent administration.
Quick facts
- Type
- Movie
- Status
- Released
- Release date
- 1939-05-04
- Runtime
- 1h 0m
- TMDB rating
- 8.8
- TMDB ID
- 173585
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What is Outside These Walls about?
Walen plays Dan Sparling, a convicted embezzler who becomes editor of his prison newspaper. After serving out his sentence, he sets up an independent newspaper devoted to attacking corruption in pu... This is the official synopsis available via TMDb community metadata.
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How long is the movie Outside These Walls?
The official runtime for Outside These Walls is approximately 60 minutes.
Cast & crew
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Directors & writers
Cast

Michael Whalen
Dan Sparling

Dolores Costello
Margaret Bronson

Virginia Weidler
Ellen Sparling

Don Beddoe
Dinky

Selmer Jackson
John Wilson

Mary Forbes
Gertrude Bishop

Robert Emmett Keane
Sam Fulton

Pierre Watkin
Hewitt Bronson

Kathleen Lockhart
Miss Thornton

Dick Curtis
Flint

Erville Alderson
Sauers (uncredited)

Matthew Beard
Penny (uncredited)

Clem Bevans
Smedley (uncredited)

Dorothy Comingore
Secretary (uncredited)

Joe Devlin
Circulation Man (uncredited)
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Winifred Drew
Bit Role (uncredited)

Richard Fiske
Prisoner (uncredited)

Lorna Gray
Secretary (uncredited)
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