The Criminal Code

⭐ 6.0/10 📅 1931 ⏱️ 97 min 🎭 Crime, Drama, Romance

LOVE saved him from worse than THE CHAIR

📋 Details

🎬 Director

Howard Hawks

🎥 Producers

Howard Hawks, Harry Cohn

🌍 Countries

United States of America

🏢 Production

Columbia Pictures

🗣️ Languages

English, German

🎭 Genres

Crime Drama Romance

📖 Overview

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.