🎬 Crime, Drama

The Criminal Code

"LOVE saved him from worse than THE CHAIR"

⭐ 6.1/10 1931 1h 37m Dir. Howard Hawks

About this movie

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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6.1/10 33 votes

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Year
1931
Runtime
1h 37m
TMDB Rating
⭐ 6.1/10
Votes
33
Genre
Crime, Drama
Director
Language
EN

Cast

🎭 Crime 🎭 Drama 🎬 Howard Hawks 👤 Walter Huston 👤 Phillips Holmes 👤 Constance Cummings
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Questions about The Criminal Code

The Criminal Code has a runtime of 1h 37m (1 hour and 37 minutes).
The Criminal Code was directed by Howard Hawks and released in 1931.
The Criminal Code is a Crime, Drama film (1931).
The cast of The Criminal Code includes Walter Huston, Phillips Holmes, Constance Cummings, Boris Karloff, DeWitt Jennings.
The Criminal Code has a TMDB rating of 6.1/10 based on 33 votes.

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