The Criminal Code (1931)

01/03/1931 (US) • 1h 37m

Crime, Drama

Overview

After young Robert Graham commits a murder while drunk and defending his girlfriend, he is prosecuted by ambitious Mark Brady and sentenced to 10 years. Six years later, Brady becomes the prison warden and offers the beleaguered Robert a job as his chauffeur. Robert cleans up his act, but, on the eve of his pardon, his cellmate drags him back into the world of violence, and he faces a difficult choice that could return him to prison.

Top Billed Cast

Walter Huston

Mark Brady

Phillips Holmes

Robert Graham

Boris Karloff

Ned Galloway

DeWitt Jennings

Yard Captain Gleason

Mary Doran

Gertrude Williams

Ethel Wales

Katie Ryan

Arthur Hoyt

Leonard Nettleford


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Status

Released

Original Language

English

Budget

-

Revenue

-

Keywords

warden

pre-code

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