These are the men I was forced to live with.

Joe Hufford is an honest and affable man, but during an altercation in a bar he punches out a man who sadly dies from banging his head on the floor. All and sundry realise that this is a tragic accident, including the prosecuting DA who tries to feed the inept defence lawyer ammunition in which to keep Hufford out of jail. Found guilty, Joe is sentenced to one to ten years in the pen, working hard and buoyed by the support of his fragile father on the outside, Joe gets about doing his time and hoping for parole. However, bad news comes his way and... read the rest.

"Joe" (Glenn Ford) gets embroiled in a bar room brawl that sees him punch a man to the floor. Unfortunately for him, the man dies and soon he is in from of the district attorney "Knowland" (Broderick Crawford) who, whilst sympathetic, warns him that a sentence of between one and ten years looms. Initially well behaved and obedient of the rules, he soon loses faith as it becomes clear that the parole board have no immediate interest in releasing him and solitary confinement beckons. Some years into his sentence, "Knowland" is appointed governor of the prison and recalling that case makes him cha... read the rest.