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Condemned

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A suave Devil's Island prisoner (Ronald Colman) times his escape with the exit of his lover (Ann Harding), the warden's (Dudley Digges) wife.
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12/14/2021 Ronald Coleman plays a debonair thief who ends up in prison on Devil's Island. Sandwiched between shark infested waters on one side and bug infested forest on the other, he is condemned to live out his days under the brutal custodianship of Digges, the prison warden. He befriends Ann Hading, the put upon wife of his nemesis and they begin to work on a daring plan to escape for their living hell. This is a bit of an unremarkable melodrama with cages and flies, but the quality of the production has held up well over 90 years and Wesley Ruggles keeps it all moving along nicely, if still a little too predictable. See more steve d 07/23/2020 Its poor sound hurts it but the story isn't great. See more 10/14/2017 There is such an element of unreality to the idea that the warden at the Devil's Island penal colony would allow one of the inmates to act as a servant in his home and to be alone with his wife throughout the day, that you'll have to go into this movie suspending your disbelief. Ronald Colman is suave as the convict, and it's always a joy to see him, and here he is opposite Ann Harding, who varies between down to earth and over-emoting. The film does set the stage with some nice 'hard prison' scenes, including one of a man howling in solitary confinement, but next to Colman smooth-talking Harding, something seems off. Perhaps Colman is a little too debonair. On the other hand, the film is entertaining and worth seeing. I liked the supporting cast most, and thought that Dudley Digges turned in the best performance as the warden, angrily spewing his bile. See more 02/18/2017 Strong early romantic drama with an interesting setting. See more 10/31/2007 Another one I thought was gonna be bad but it was Great!! See more Read all reviews
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Synopsis A suave Devil's Island prisoner (Ronald Colman) times his escape with the exit of his lover (Ann Harding), the warden's (Dudley Digges) wife.
Director
Wesley Ruggles
Distributor
United Artists
Production Co
Samuel Goldwyn Company
Genre
Drama
Original Language
English
Release Date (Theaters)
Nov 3, 1929, Original
Release Date (Streaming)
May 22, 2017
Runtime
1h 26m
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