The Criminal Code

The Criminal Code (1931)


  • Genre: Crime, Drama
  • Release Date: 1931-01-03
  • User Rating: 6.0/10 from 27 ratings
  • Runtime: 1h 37min
  • Language: English
  • Production Company: Columbia Pictures
  • Production Country: United States of America
  • Director: Howard Hawks
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Summary

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 Huston

    as Mark Brady
  • Phillips Holmes

    as Robert Graham
  • Constance Cummings

    as Mary Brady
  • Boris Karloff

    as Ned Galloway
  • DeWitt Jennings

    as Yard Captain Gleason
  • Mary Doran

    as Gertrude Williams
  • Ethel Wales

    as Katie Ryan
  • Clark Marshall

    as Runch
  • Arthur Hoyt

    as Leonard Nettleford
  • John St. Polis

    as Dr. Rinewulf
  • Paul Porcasi

    as Tony Spelvin
  • Otto Hoffman

    as Jim Fales
  • John Sheehan

    as 'Mac' McManus
  • Andy Devine

    as Cluck (uncredited)
  • Bob Kortman

    as Red, the Convict Barber (uncredited)
  • James Guilfoyle

    as Detective Doran
  • Frank Hagney

    as Prison Guard in Yard
  • Al Hill

    as Jerry
  • Russell Hopton

    as State's Attorney
  • Harold Huber

    as Convict in Yard
  • Tetsu Komai

    as Convict
  • Harry Lamont

    as Convict
  • Lee Phelps

    as Detective Doherty
  • Nicholas Soussanin

    as Convict
  • Jack Vance

    as Reporter
  • Hugh Walker

    as Lew
Editing Edward Curtiss Editor
Writing Fred Niblo Jr. Adaptation
Production Howard Hawks Producer
Crew Seton I. Miller Additional Dialogue
Crew Fred Niblo Jr. Additional Dialogue
Directing Howard Hawks Director
Writing Seton I. Miller Adaptation
Writing Martin Flavin Theatre Play
Camera James Wong Howe Director of Photography
Production Harry Cohn Producer
Camera Ted Tetzlaff Director of Photography
Camera L. William O'Connell Still Photographer
Art Edward C. Jewell Art Direction
Sound Glenn Rominger Sound Director
Directing David Selman Assistant Director
Sound Sam Perry Original Music Composer
Production Frank Fouce Producer

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