San Quentin
Directed by	Gordon Douglas
Written by	Arthur A. Ross Lawrence Kimble Arthur A. Ross Howard J. Green
Produced by	Martin Mooney
Starring	Lawrence Tierney Barton MacLane Marian Carr
Cinematography	Frank Redman
Edited by	Marvin Coil
Music by	Paul Sawtell
Distributed by	RKO Radio Pictures
Release dates	December 8, 1946 (1946-12-08) ( Premiere-Boston)[1] December 17, 1946 (1946-12-17) (U.S. )[1]
Running time	66 minutes
Country	United States
Language	English

San Quentin is a 1946 American romantic drama film directed by Gordon Douglas and starring Lawrence Tierney, Barton MacLane and Marian Carr.

Plot

The warden of San Quentin State Prison takes three of his best-behaved model prisoners to a press event in San Francisco, but Nick Taylor escapes en route. The warden enlists an old enemy of Taylor's, Jim Roland, to bring him back to justice. The film comes with a prologue with former Sing Sing warden Lewis E. Lawes advocating the inmates' Mutual Welfare League.

Cast

• Lawrence Tierney as Jim Roland
• Barton MacLane as Nick Taylor
• Marian Carr as Betty Richards
• Harry Shannon as Warden Kelly
• Carol Forman as Ruthie
• Joe Devlin as 'Broadway' Johnson
• Tom Keene as Hal Schaeffer
• Tony Barrett as Steve Marlowe
• Lee Bonnell as Joe Carzoni
• Robert Clarke as Tommy North
• Raymond Burr as Jeff Torrance
• unbilled players include: Byron Foulger, Selmer Jackson and Herbert Rawlinson