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The Criminal Code
“LOVE saved him from worse than THE CHAIR”
6.1 / 10• 1931• 1h 37m•NR• English
CrimeDrama
Storyline
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.
Cast & Crew
Walter Huston
Mark Brady
Lead
Phillips Holmes
Robert Graham
Constance Cummings
Mary Brady
Boris Karloff
Ned Galloway
DeWitt Jennings
Yard Captain Gleason
Mary Doran
Gertrude Williams
Ethel Wales
Katie Ryan
Clark Marshall
Runch
What People Are Saying
3.0
“A staggering achievement of craft and ambition. Howard Hawks's vision lands with breathtaking precision.”
3.0
“Every frame feels alive. The Criminal Code is the rare release that takes its audience seriously.”
