Parole, Inc.

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.

The film depicts an FBI investigation on corruption within the state parole board of California, following the release of career criminals.

Plot
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.

Cast

 * Michael O'Shea as Richard Hendricks
 * Turhan Bey as Barney Rodescu
 * Evelyn Ankers as Jojo Dumont
 * Virginia Lee as Glenda Palmer
 * Charles Bradstreet as Harry Palmer
 * Lyle Talbot as Police Commissioner Hughes
 * Michael Whalen as Kid Redmond
 * Charles Williams as Titus Jones
 * James Cardwell as Duke Vigili
 * Paul Bryar as Charley Newton
 * Noel Cravat as Blackie Olson
 * Charles Jordan as Monty Cooper

Reception
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."