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Penitentiary (1938)

"Drama Whipping Your Emotions to Fever Pitch!; ONE LESS...FOR THE "BIG HOUSE"!"

1h 14m Feb 05, 1938
Action Crime Drama Romance

The story of a D.A. who becomes a prison warden and winds up overseeing the sentence of a man he prosecuted.

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Movie Details

Original Title Penitentiary
Original Language EN
Status Released
Popularity 0.3

Cast

Walter Connolly
Walter Connolly
Dist. Atty. Thomas Mathews
Popularity: 5.3
John Howard
John Howard
William Jordan
Popularity: 14.1
Jean Parker
Jean Parker
Elizabeth Mathews
Popularity: 3.5
Robert Barrat
Robert Barrat
Prison Yard Capt. Grady
Popularity: 6.7
Marc Lawrence
Marc Lawrence
Jack Hawkins
Popularity: 8.7
Arthur Hohl
Arthur Hohl
Finch
Popularity: 6.6
Charles Halton
Charles Halton
Leonard Nettleford
Popularity: 1.5
Edward Van Sloan
Edward Van Sloan
Dr. Rinewulf
Popularity: 1.2
Marjorie Main
Marjorie Main
Miss Katie Mathews
Popularity: 4.6
Stanley Andrews
Stanley Andrews
Prison Captain Dorn (uncredited)
Popularity: 1.6
Ward Bond
Ward Bond
Red Parsons - Prison Barber (uncredited)
Popularity: 1.2

Key Crew

Producer Robert North
Screenplay Seton I. Miller, Fred Niblo Jr.
Director John Brahm

Production

Columbia Pictures
US

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Keywords

prison based on novel or book gangster prison warden b movie district attorney defense attorney prison break

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Details
Release Date February 5, 1938
Runtime 1h 14m
Language EN
Status Released
Popularity 0.3
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