The Criminal Code (1930)
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.
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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 FalesKeywords
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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.
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The Criminal Code has a runtime of 97 minutes.
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