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Invisible Stripes is a 1939 Warner Bros. crime film about a gangster (George Raft) unable to go straight after returning home from prison. The movie was directed by Lloyd Bacon and also features William Holden and Humphrey Bogart. The screenplay by Warren Duff was based on the novel of the same name by Warden Lewis E. Lawes, a fervent crusader for prison reform, as adapted by Jonathan Finn.

Three Men and a Girl... Bound by Invisible Ties - Branded by Invisible Stripes

Genres: Crime, Drama

Starring: George Raft, Jane Bryan, William Holden

Released: December 30, 1939

Runtime: 81.0

Popularity Rating: 1.250

First National Pictures, Warner Bros.

United States of America

Cliff Taylor George Raft
Peggy Jane Bryan
Tim Taylor William Holden
Chuck Martin Humphrey Bogart
Mrs. Taylor Flora Robson
Ed Kruger Paul Kelly
Molly Lee Patrick
Parole Officer Masters Henry O'Neill
Tommy Frankie Thomas
The Warden Moroni Olsen
Sue Margot Stevenson
Lefty Marc Lawrence
Johnny Joe Downing
Jimmy Leo Gorcey
Shrank William Haade
Old Peter Tully Marshall
Seated Lady at Dance Maude Allen
Bookie Raymond Bailey
Rich Man Bruce Bennett
Policeman Outside Garage Wade Boteler
Bank Guard Sidney Bracey
Pauly Frank Bruno
Police Driver Eddy Chandler
Detective Lane Chandler
Police Sergeant Cliff Clark
Hired Stockboy Richard Clayton
Alec - New 'Fish' G. Pat Collins
Pinky - Tim's Mechanic Ray Cooke
Montgomery William B. Davidson
Mug Who Brings Drink to Chuck Joe Devlin
Doorman Ralph Dunn
Arresting Officer Robert Elliott
Steve - Henchman on Bank Job Frank Faylen
Spotter Sam Finn
Worker Pat Flaherty
Young Society Lady Jane Gilbert
Convict Jack Gordon
Henchman Seated at Party Mack Gray
Shorty - Mug at Party Bert Hanlon
Betting Room Door Guard Lew Harvey
Stockboy Al Hill Jr.
Getaway Driver at Bank Job Al Hill
Chauffeur Showing Off Car Max Hoffman Jr.
Society Gent in Top Hat William Hopper
Chauffeur #2 J. Anthony Hughes
Prisoner John Irwin
Police Lieutenant Selmer Jackson
Worker Walter James
Loading Dock Foreman Victor Kilian
Cop Outside Police Station Ethan Laidlaw
Henchman Driver Mike Lally
Blonde Marion Martin
Prison Gate Guard Frank Mayo
Dance Band Leader Stan Meyers
Detective Escorting Convicts Jack Mower
Jailhouse Lieutenant with Capt. Johnson Pat O'Malley
Policeman Outside Bank Emory Parnell
Bank Guard Allen Pomeroy
Handcuffed Prisoner Tom Quinn
Employment Clerk John Ridgely
Party Bartender Harry Strang
Smitty - Returning 'Fish' George Taylor
Arresting Officer Charles C. Wilson
Worker Harry Wilson
Older Boy Claude Wisberg
Flower Woman Dorothea Wolbert

Art — Art Direction: Max Parker
Camera — Director of Photography: Ernest Haller
Directing — Director: Lloyd Bacon
Editing — Editor: James Gibbon
Production — Associate Producer: Louis F. Edelman
Production — Executive Producer: Hal B. Wallis
Sound — Original Music Composer: Heinz Roemheld
Writing — Novel: Lewis E. Lawes
Writing — Screenplay: Warren Duff
Writing — Story: Jonathan Finn