The Prison Farm
In the 30's and 40's USA. The prison farms were in a lot of use. Inmates were sent to these farms for hard labor, working on the farm's, road work and the famous chain gang. As part of the prisom farm the inmates worked six days per week with only Sunday's off. They did have three meals a day.The lunch meal is taken out on the road or farm as part of their work detale. The inmates are housed in a dorm room setting. In different states it was a lot harder to do your time. Also in some states the inmates are dressed in the Black and White striped clothes as seen in the (1932) film " I am a fugitive from a chain gang".
Friday, 5 December 2014
Tuesday, 25 November 2014
The Big House (1930) Clip
I wanted to show the 1930 trailer for this film but could not find it so here is a short clip of the film.
Sunday, 16 November 2014
Tuesday, 11 November 2014
The Big House ( 1930) Review.
The Big House (1930)
The Big House one of the first and the best of the prison movies of the 30's and a knock out at the 1930 box office. Chester Morris tough forceful performance was matched by Wallace Beery's as a condemned convict and Robert Montgomery was great as the cowardly informer. MGM were not known for their tough gritty films as Warner Bro's were, so it's great that this film ever got made at all. But at time of the films release their was big talk as to how they would tackle crime in the USA.
The Big House one of the first and the best of the prison movies of the 30's and a knock out at the 1930 box office. Chester Morris tough forceful performance was matched by Wallace Beery's as a condemned convict and Robert Montgomery was great as the cowardly informer. MGM were not known for their tough gritty films as Warner Bro's were, so it's great that this film ever got made at all. But at time of the films release their was big talk as to how they would tackle crime in the USA.
Thursday, 6 November 2014
Sunday, 2 November 2014
Brothers Mug Shots
Michigan brothers Jeffery and Crag Julian These are their county jail mug shots after being arrested on the charge of murder. The case took over two years to get to trail. Over the next few months I will be posting the different stages of these boys trail in photo form.
Wednesday, 29 October 2014
Welshboy Rant 6
What should an inmate have in his cell?. I think it should be just the basic things.
1 Bible
1 Shaving Mug
1 Disposable Razor, every three days to be changed.
1 Bed, Bedding to change once a week.
1 Sink + Toilet.
Now that should be it, we hear in the news that inmates are getting all kinds of things in their cells, even mobile phones were they can call out for take away food that is ( in open prisons). But these things have to be stopped.
1 Bible
1 Shaving Mug
1 Disposable Razor, every three days to be changed.
1 Bed, Bedding to change once a week.
1 Sink + Toilet.
Now that should be it, we hear in the news that inmates are getting all kinds of things in their cells, even mobile phones were they can call out for take away food that is ( in open prisons). But these things have to be stopped.
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