Convicts 4

After his death sentence is commuted to life in prison, John Resko is transferred from Sing-Sing to Dannemora where, with the help of a humane prison guard, he becomes a rehabilitated man and a successful painter.

Cast

Ben Gazzara

as John Resko

Stuart Whitman

as Principal Keeper

Ray Walston

as Iggy

Vincent Price

as Carl Carmer

Rod Steiger

as Tiptoes

Broderick Crawford

as Warden

Dodie Stevens

as Resko's Sister

Jack Kruschen

as Resko's Father

Sammy Davis Jr.

as Wino

Naomi Stevens

as Resko's Mother

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