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Philips Holmes is really good in this Howard Hawks story of a twenty year old who accidentally kills a man in a silly brawl. The DA - "Mark Brady" (Walter Huston) realises quickly that he could have claimed self-defence for the young man, but the ensuing prosecution ends in convi…
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The Criminal Code
“LOVE saved him from worse than THE CHAIR”
61%
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1h 37m
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Story & themes: 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, … Our models also surface themes such as ai and war from synopsis and genre signals.
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Community signal: TMDb members rate The Criminal Code 61% (34 votes) — solid community ratings for this movie.
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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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- Movie
- Status
- Released
- Release date
- 1931-01-03
- Runtime
- 1h 37m
- TMDB rating
- 6.1
- TMDB ID
- 42815
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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 wa... This is the official synopsis available via TMDb community metadata.
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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)
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James Guilfoyle
Detective Doran
Frank Hagney
Prison Guard in Yard
Al Hill
Jerry
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Philips Holmes is really good in this Howard Hawks story of a twenty year old who accidentally kills a man in a silly brawl. The DA - "Mark Brady" (Walter Huston) realises quickly that he could have claimed self-defence for the young man, but the ensuing prosecution ends in conviction and a ten year stretch. Spool on six years and "Brady" is now the warden of the prison and seeing the damage internment has done to the young man, he gives him a job as his personal assistant. That relationship is seriously tested, however, when an inmate is murdered and both men must choose their best path to truth and redemption. This is rarely seen, nowadays, but is a well written and constructed prison story with the despair of the younger man writ large - you simply can't help but empathise with him. Huston and Boris Karloff ("Galloway") also find their feet with strong, sparing, dialogue that builds the tension without cluttering it up. It does take a little while to get going, but is well worth the effort.
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