The Criminal Code

1931    1h 37m    Passed
6.948%60%
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
Studio
Columbia Pictures

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Cast of The Criminal Code
  • Walter HustonMark Brady
  • Phillips HolmesRobert Graham
  • Constance CummingsMary Brady
  • Boris KarloffNed Galloway
  • DeWitt JenningsYard Captain Gleason
  • Mary DoranGertrude Williams
  • Ethel WalesKatie Ryan
  • Clark MarshallRunch
  • Arthur HoytLeonard Nettleford
  • John St. PolisDr. Rinewulf
  • Paul PorcasiTony Spelvin
  • Otto HoffmanJim Fales
  • John Sheehan'Mac' McManus
  • Andy DevineCluck (uncredited)
  • Bob KortmanRed, the Convict Barber (uncredited)
  • James GuilfoyleDetective Doran
  • Frank HagneyPrison Guard in Yard
  • Al HillJerry
  • Russell HoptonState's Attorney
  • Harold HuberConvict in Yard
  • Tetsu KomaiConvict
  • Harry LamontConvict
  • Lee PhelpsDetective Doherty
  • Nicholas SoussaninConvict
  • Jack VanceReporter
  • Hugh WalkerLew
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