Condemned

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michael d @RT16138633 Dec 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 @RT35616104 Jul 23, 2020 Its poor sound hurts it but the story isn't great. See more Oct 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 Feb 18, 2017 Strong early romantic drama with an interesting setting. See more Oct 31, 2007 Another one I thought was gonna be bad but it was Great!! See more Read all reviews

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