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77% Critic Match
Code of the Streets
“HE WOULDN'T WELCH! Beaten...battered...broke...he remained faithful to the only law he knew!”
7.7 / 10• 1939• 1h 12m•NR• English
DramaCrime
Storyline
Frankie Thomas plays Bob Lewis, leader of a gang consisting of Sailor, Murph, Monk, Trouble and Yap. The son of disgraced police officer Lt. Lewis, Bob vows to clear his dad's name, and also to prove that accused murderer Tommy Shay is innocent.
Cast & Crew
Harry Carey
Detective Lieutenant John Lewis
Lead
Frankie Thomas
Bob Lewis
James McCallion
Danny Shay
Juanita Quigley
Cynthia
El Brendel
Mickhail 'Micky' Bjorgulfsen
Leon Ames
'Chick' Foster
Paul Fix
Tommy Shay
Marc Lawrence
Henchman Halstead, aka Denver Collins
What People Are Saying
4.0
“A staggering achievement of craft and ambition. Harold Young's vision lands with breathtaking precision.”
4.0
“Every frame feels alive. Code of the Streets is the rare release that takes its audience seriously.”
