Richard Walters is condemned to death for a murder he claims not to have committed. He arrives on death row just before a brutal inmate leads the other convicts in a violent uprising. Walters gets caught up in the riot, while on the outside his friends are trying to find evidence of his innocence.
Preston Foster
as John 'Killer' Mears, Cell 4
Howard Phillips
as Richard 'Dick' Walters, Cell 5
George E. Stone
as Joe Berg, Cell 1
Noel Madison
as D'Amoro, Cell 6
Alan Roscoe
as Kirby... Cell 7 (as Allan Roscoe)
Paul Fix
as Eddie Werner... Cell 8
Alec B. Francis
as Father O'Connor
Albert J. Smith
as Drake, Guard
Al Hill
as Fred Mayer... Cell 3
Daniel L. Haynes
as Sonny Jackson... Cell 2
Edward Van Sloan
as Rabbi
Louise Carter
as Mrs. Walters