Convict 99

Storyline

A disgraced school master, Benjamin Twist, is mistaken for a tough prison governor and assigned the charge of a prison for particularly hardened criminals. Believing he is being sent to a school rather than a prison, he celebrates accordingly only to find that his drunkenness accidently lands him on the wrong side of the prison bars. The Governorship is eventually restored to him, and he sets about popularising himself amongst the convicts by turning a blind eye to their shady dealings.

• Released

  1938

• Runtime

  1h 31min

• Director

  Marcel Varnel

Genre

Comedy

• Status

  Released

• Language

  English

• Production

  Gainsborough Pictures