Invisible Stripes

Ben Mankiewicz introduces Invisible Stripes, 1940.

Robert Osborne introduces Invisible Stripes, 1940.

From the opening scene in which new convicts enter Sing Sing, we meet showering George Raft and Humphrey Bogart, as inmates Taylor and Martin, on the way out, but maybe on different paths, as we see in their visits with the warden (Moroni Olsen), in Warner Bros.’ Invisible Stripes, 1940.

Ex-con Cliff Taylor (George Raft) in a sentimental reunion with his mom (Flora Robson), when kid brother Tim (William Holden) and his girl Peggy (Jane Bryan) show up, followed by Cliff’s own gal Sue (Margot Stevenson), who seems less comfortable, early in Invisible Stripes, 1940.

Ex-con Taylor (George Raft) has lost two jobs due to prejudice against parolees, when he meets another bad egg (William Davidson), a decent parole officer (Henry O’Neill), then prison buddy Chuck (Humphrey Bogart) and gal (Lee Patrick), attending another Warner Bros.’ feature, in Invisible Stripes, 1940.

Humphrey Bogart is the gang boss, William Holden the kid heading for a life of crime and George Raft the ex-con who can't get a job.