Movies and TvShows featuring "prison-chaplain" theme.

In 'You Only Live Once,' a man, falsely accused of a crime, is sentenced to die in the electric chair. On the day of his execution, he escapes and goes on the run with the help of his wife. As they try to flee from the law, they face prejudice, injustice, and tragedy. The couple fights to prove their innocence and find a way to start a new life together.

In True Crime, a female district attorney is given the task of investigating the case of a convicted murderer who is about to be executed. As she digs deeper, she unravels a web of corruption and injustice that puts her own life at risk. With the clock ticking, she must race against time to uncover the truth and save an innocent man from his fate.

After being sentenced to death for the murder of his girlfriend, a recovering alcoholic must uncover a cover-up plot and find evidence of his innocence within 24 hours.

Convicts 4 is a 1962 biographical drama film based on the autobiography written by John Resko, a New York City artist who was imprisoned for armed robbery. The film follows Resko's experiences in Sing Sing prison, including his interactions with fellow inmates, prison guards, and his struggle to maintain his sanity.

Ann Vickers follows the life of a woman who navigates through love affairs, redemption, and the challenges of being a prison chaplain. She faces adversity and discovers her true purpose in life, ultimately making a difference through her work as a sociologist and prison reform advocate.

Yield to the Night is a British noir film that tells the story of a woman sentenced to death for murder and her struggle to come to terms with her impending execution. Manipulative and possessive, she gets entangled in romantic rivalry and ultimately faces the consequences of her actions.

A prison trustee rescues a despondent executioner from a bar-room brawl, and is blamed for the fight by a tabloid reporter who actually started it, and loses parole, becomes embittered, and gets blamed for murder of guard.

A man is sentenced to prison for murder and discovers the importance of honor and redemption while serving his sentence in a New York prison. He forms relationships with other inmates and struggles against corruption within the prison system.

When a singing, song-writing prizefighter is framed for murder and sent to the state pen, his girlfriend sets out to prove his innocence.

A prison chaplain (John Litel) rescues a young convict (Glenn Ford) on a misguided mission of revenge.

A prison Chaplain is forced to leave his post for health reasons, but fate provides him with another chance to reform an escaped convict.

A gray-haired convict, within the shadows of the gallows, tells his story to the prison chaplain beginning twenty years earlier when he was sent to prison for a crime he did not commit.