The Criminal Code(1931)
LOVE saved him from worse than THE CHAIR
Synopsis
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.
Directed by Howard Hawks
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Cast
Walter Huston
Mark Brady
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
Arthur Hoyt
Leonard Nettleford
John St. Polis
Dr. Rinewulf
Paul Porcasi
Tony Spelvin
Otto Hoffman
Jim Fales
John Sheehan
'Mac' McManus
Andy Devine
Cluck (uncredited)
Bob Kortman
Red, the Convict Barber (uncredited)
James Guilfoyle
Detective Doran
Frank Hagney
Prison Guard in Yard
Al Hill
Jerry
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The Criminal Code was released in 1931.
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The Criminal Code runs for 97 minutes (1 hour and 37 minutes).
Who directed The Criminal Code?+
The Criminal Code was directed by Howard Hawks.
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The Criminal Code stars Walter Huston, Phillips Holmes, Constance Cummings, Boris Karloff and DeWitt Jennings.
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