Crusading reporter Frank Ross (James Cagney) got under the skin of the local political machine... so they framed him on a DUI manslaughter rap. Gamely trying to keep from being broken by prison-and those trying to ensure he never gets out-the alliance for survival he strikes with connected inmate Hood Stacey (George Raft) might be his only ticket to freedom. Top-notch "big house" drama that was a Warners staple also stars George Bancroft, Jane Bryan, Victor Jory, Maxie Rosenbloom.