Penitentiary

Penitentiary (1938)

Action, Crime, Drama, Romance1 hour and 14 minutes
NR
User score

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Description

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

Fred Niblo Jr.
Screenplay
Louis Silvers
Musical
Ben Oakland
Musical
Martin Flavin
Story
Seton I. Miller
Screenplay
John Brahm
Director

Actors

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

Released

Original language

English

Budget

—

Revenue

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Keywords
prisonbased on novel or bookgangsterprison wardenb moviedistrict attorneydefense attorneyprison break