After his death sentence is commuted to life in prison, John Resko is transferred from Sing-Sing to Dannemora where, with the help of a humane prison guard, he becomes a rehabilitated man and a successful painter.
Ben Gazzara
John Resko
Stuart Whitman
Principal Keeper
Ray Walston
Iggy
Vincent Price
Carl Carmer
Rod Steiger
Tiptoes
Broderick Crawford
Warden
Dodie Stevens
Resko's Sister
Jack Kruschen
Resko's Father
