I'm not sure if I understood the original message correctly, but here is a short list of Alcatraz-based movies made before (or during) the TAGS years:
Birdman of Alcatraz (1962), probably Burt Lancaster’s defining role as Robert "The Birdman" Stroud The Alcatraz Express (1960) Experiment Alcatraz (1950), mad doctor performing medical experiments on prisoners Train to Alcatraz (1948) Seven Miles from Alcatraz (1942), but Alcatraz was almost incidental to the main story of Nazi spies in San Francisco King of Alcatraz (1938) ========================================================== A few weeks back I told you of my Visit to Alcatraz, and how that was the likely inspiration to Barney's description of the Mayberry Jail as "the Rock" It got me to wondering what were all the influenencers of the Lawman that is Brney Fife. Here is my list so far. 1) Stories about the famous Jail "Alatraz" I'm not sure if thre were any movies about it at that point. _______________________________________________ WBMUTBB mailing list [email protected] http://www.mayberry.com/tagsrwc/wbmutbb/
