Parole, Inc. (1948)

Parole, Inc. (1948). 1h 11m | Passed

“Lively actor Ou0026#39;Shea manages to give a lift to this otherwise routine programmer. For some reason these u0026#39;undercoveru0026#39; crime films were popular at the time, maybe because of the built-in suspense of being found out by the gangsters. Anyhow, Hendricks (Ou0026#39;Shea) manages to infiltrate a gang that sells paroles to imprisoned convicts. Heading up the gang, in a twist, is the lovely Evelyn Ankers, otherwise known as the queen of scream for her many horror movie roles. Making a belated appearance as the gangu0026#39;s attorney is the sleekly swarthy Turhan Bey (Rodescu).u003cbr/u003eu003cbr/u003eIu0026#39;m not sure why the narrative is told in flashback from Hendricksu0026#39; hospital bed. Maybe to assure audiences that whatever the dangers, he survives. I wish there were something especially noteworthy about this exercise. There may not be, but the movieu0026#39;s smoothly done, surprisingly so for tightly budgeted independent production (Orbit Productions). Okay as a harmless time passer.”