Behind Prison Gates "BETTER TO DIE IN A FIGHT FOR FREEDOM THAN A LIVING DEATH BEHIND BARS!" An agent for the state attorney general poses as a convict to learn about bank loot. Details Casts Galleries Posters Title Behind Prison Gates Release Date 1939-07-28 Runtime 01 Hours 03 Minutes Genres Crime Drama Action Production Companies Columbia Pictures Production Countries United States of America Brian Donlevy... Agent Norman Craig / Red ... Julie Bishop... Sheila Murray (as Jacquel... Joseph Crehan... Prison Warden O'Neil... Paul Fix... Convict Petey Ryan... George Lloyd... Convict Marty Conroy... Dick Curtis... Capt. Simmons... Richard Fiske... Agent Lyman... Original Size (1280x720) Original Size (1175x1763) Original Size (960x1440)