The Criminal Code 1931

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
Runtime: 97 minutes
Cast:
Walter Huston
Walter Huston
Mark Brady 
Phillips Holmes
Phillips Holmes
Robert Graham 
Constance Cummings
Constance Cummings
Mary Brady 
Boris Karloff
Boris Karloff
Ned Galloway 
DeWitt Jennings
DeWitt Jennings
Yard Captain Gleason 
Mary Doran
Mary Doran
Gertrude Williams 
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Also known as:
  • El código penal
  • Le Code criminel