Carl Panzram is sent to Leavenworth Prison for burglary. While there, he is brutally beaten by a guard. Neophyte guard Henry Lesser feels sympathy for Panzram, befriends him, and gets him to write his life story. Lesser learns that Panzram's past is much more violent than he thought, but also that he's capable of being a much better person than the rest of the prison staff believes - or so Lesser thinks.
as Carl Panzram
as Henry Lesser
as Esther Lesser
as Elizabeth Wyatt
as R.G. Greiser
as Woman in Speakeasy
as Teenaged Carl Panzram
as Warden Quince
as Old Henry Lesser
as Dr. Karl Menninger
as Sam Lesser
as Warden Charles Casey
as Judge John W. Kingman
as Cop
as Additional Voice (voice)
