The cons saw a screening of the film.
After the film was completed the escapees were let out of solitary to view the film. The real life Sherbondy howled at the film's version of him.
shareAfter the film was completed the escapees were let out of solitary to view the film. The real life Sherbondy howled at the film's version of him.
shareAnd here's the article in Life magazine from the August 2, 1948 issue of them doing just that:
https://books.google.com/books?id=10cEAAAAMBAJ&pg=PA72&lpg=PA72&dq=COLORADO:+Trouble+in+Little+Siberia&source=bl&ots=tT7aA3BR9F&sig=UByKzVOQAUtT59vrpOD4JSYenp4&hl=en&sa=X&ved=0ahUKEwi39vSVwdLMAhXLLSYKHUJ4Cv8Q6AEIOjAI#v=onepage&q&f=false
And if you are a subscriber to Time magazine, here's their article on the prison break itself from their January 12, 1948 issue:
http://content.time.com/time/magazine/article/0,9171,794116,00.html