The character played by Joe King is shown in the opening credits as Moett. On the TCM print every time this character is mentioned it's clear the actors are saying Metcalf even though the sound drops out as if being censored.
Steven C. Foster's Swanee River is sung in the prisoner bunk house by unseen black voices, but this southern prison farm has no black prisoners.
The $1,500.00 J.W. Moett paid Charles Dudley for legal services on april 12 1934 would be the équivalent to $29,165.10 in may of 2020.
Legendary writer Dalton Trumbo's first credited screenplay.