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The Criminal Code

The Criminal Code

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Status

Released

Release Date

Jan 3, 1931

Runtime

1h 37m

Genres

Crime, Drama

User Score

61%

Original Title

The Criminal Code

Production Companies

Columbia Pictures

Director

Howard Hawks

Description

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.