The prisoners of San Quentin are getting out of hand under the iron fist and cruel treatment of the Captain of the yard (Barton Maclane). The Warden sees this as a problem and hires a new Captain of the yard, Captain Stephen Jameson (O'Brien) to clean things up and regain the trust of the prisoners.
Bogie plays Joe 'Red' Kennedy, a mouthy little punk criminal who gets time in Quentin. His sister is May (Ann Sheridan) a singer who believes her brother has just gotten a bad break in life. O'Brien works with Bogie and for a while Bogie tries to reform but when the other prisoners lie to him telling him Jameson is only treating him good because he likes his sister, Bogie breaks out of Quentin to get back at O'Brien.
In the end Bogie gets shot trying to escape the police, but not before realizing that Jameson is "all right".
If you enjoy Bogie like I do, this is a pretty good movie. If you are trying to turn someone on to Bogie, I wouldn't start them out on this movie.
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