Penitentiary (1938)
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74 min
The story of a D.A. who becomes a prison warden and winds up overseeing the sentence of a man he prosecuted.
- Release date
- February 5, 1938
- Country of origin
- United States
Cast
- Walter Connolly as Dist. Atty. Thomas Mathews
- John Howard as William Jordan
- Jean Parker as Elizabeth Mathews
- Robert Barrat as Prison Yard Capt. Grady
- Marc Lawrence as Jack Hawkins
- Arthur Hohl as Finch
- Charles Halton as Leonard Nettleford
- Edward Van Sloan as Dr. Rinewulf
- Marjorie Main as Miss Katie Mathews
- Bess Flowers as Minor Role
Crew
- John Brahm · Director
- Martin Flavin · Writer
- Seton I. Miller · Writer
- Fred Niblo Jr. · Writer
- Robert North · Producer
- Lucien Ballard · Cinematographer
- Viola Lawrence · Editor