| Parole, Inc. | |
| Director: | Alfred Zeisler |
| Producer: | Constantin J. David |
| Screenplay: | Sherman L. Lowe |
| Story: | Royal K. Cole Sherman L. Lowe |
| Starring: | Michael O'Shea Turhan Bey Evelyn Ankers Virginia Lee |
| Music: | Alexander Laszlo |
| Cinematography: | Gilbert Warrenton |
| Editing: | John Faure |
| Studio: | Equity Pictures Orbit Productions |
| Distributor: | Eagle-Lion films |
| Runtime: | 71 minutes |
| Country: | United States |
| Language: | English |
Parole, Inc. is a 1948 American film noir film directed by Alfred Zeisler and starring Michael O'Shea, Turhan Bey, Evelyn Ankers and Virginia Lee.[1]
The film depicts an FBI investigation on corruption within the state parole board of California, following the release of career criminals.
FBI agent Richard Hendricks lies in a hospital bed, dictating the results of his investigation for a report to the California governor. In long flashback scenes, the investigation is reviewed. Following a number of paroles granted to dangerous career criminals, the governor and state attorney general suspect corruption with the state parole board.
Hendricks investigates undercover as an ex-convict attempting to buy a parole for a criminal partner currently in jail. He infiltrates the social circle of another recent parolee of dubious character, Harry Palmer, and asks him how to purchase a parole. The perpetrators of the scandal are secretive and willing to take extreme measures to prevent their exposure.
In a contemporary review, critic Edwin Schallert of the Los Angeles Times called the film "exceptionally good" and wrote: "Michael O'Shea as a government investigator does a fine, clean-cut job which will have the studios questing for him with regularity. The film is well directed by Alfred Zeisler, and has an okay documentary flavor."[2]