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70% Critic Match
Penitentiary
“Drama Whipping Your Emotions to Fever Pitch!; ONE LESS...FOR THE "BIG HOUSE"!”
7.0 / 10• 1938• 1h 14m•NR• English
ActionCrimeDramaRomance
Storyline
The story of a D.A. who becomes a prison warden and winds up overseeing the sentence of a man he prosecuted.
Cast & Crew
Walter Connolly
Dist. Atty. Thomas Mathews
Lead
John Howard
William Jordan
Jean Parker
Elizabeth Mathews
Robert Barrat
Prison Yard Capt. Grady
Marc Lawrence
Jack Hawkins
Arthur Hohl
Finch
Charles Halton
Leonard Nettleford
Edward Van Sloan
Dr. Rinewulf
What People Are Saying
4.0
“A staggering achievement of craft and ambition. John Brahm's vision lands with breathtaking precision.”
4.0
“Every frame feels alive. Penitentiary is the rare release that takes its audience seriously.”
