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Penitentiary(1938)

NRFebruary 5, 19381h 14m

Action Crime Drama Romance

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Overview

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

Director: John Brahm
Writers: Martin Flavin, Seton I. Miller, Fred Niblo Jr.

Top Billed Cast

Walter Connolly
Dist. Atty. Thomas Mathews
John Howard
William Jordan
Jean Parker
Elizabeth Mathews
Robert Barrat
Prison Yard Capt. Grady

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Penitentiary (1938) | Watch Free Online Movies

Marc Lawrence

Jack Hawkins

Arthur Hohl

Finch

Charles Halton

Leonard Nettleford

Edward Van Sloan

Dr. Rinewulf

Marjorie Main

Miss Katie Mathews

Stanley Andrews

Prison Captain Dorn (uncredited)

Ward Bond

Red Parsons - Prison Barber (uncredited)

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Facts

Status: Released
Original title: Penitentiary
Original language: English
Production: Columbia Pictures

Keywords

prison
based on novel or book
gangster
prison warden
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district attorney
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prison break