The Criminal Code

The Criminal Code

6.1

Jan 03 1931

2h 37m

Crime, Drama

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.

Walter Huston

Walter Huston

Mark Brady

Phillips Holmes

Phillips Holmes

Robert Graham

Constance Cummings

Constance Cummings

Mary Brady

Boris Karloff

Boris Karloff

Ned Galloway

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