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Penitentiary
Penitentiary

Penitentiary

Drama Whipping Your Emotions to Fever Pitch!; ONE LESS...FOR THE "BIG HOUSE"!

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

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Budget

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Revenue

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Status

Released

Original Language

English

Runtime

74 mins

Rating

0/10

Release Date

05 February 1938

Country

United States of America

Cast

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)

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