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Penitentiary (1938)

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

Genre : Action, Crime, Drama, Romance

Runtime : 1H 14M

Director : John Brahm
Writer : Seton I. Miller, Fred Niblo Jr.

Synopsis

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

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)

Crews

John Brahm
John Brahm
Director
Robert North
Robert North
Producer
Viola Lawrence
Viola Lawrence
Film Processor
Lionel Banks
Lionel Banks
Art Direction
Stephen Goosson
Stephen Goosson
Art Direction
Arthur S. Black Jr.
Arthur S. Black Jr.
Assistant Director
Frank Goodwin
Frank Goodwin
Sound
John P. Livadary
John P. Livadary
Sound Supervisor
Earle D. Bunn
Earle D. Bunn
Stunts
Art Dupuis
Art Dupuis
Stunts
Bud Geary
Bud Geary
Stunts
Chuck Hamilton
Chuck Hamilton
Stunts
Ethan Laidlaw
Ethan Laidlaw
Stunts
George Magrill
George Magrill
Stunts
Charles Sullivan
Charles Sullivan
Stunts
Irving Lippman
Irving Lippman
Still Photographer
Morris Stoloff
Morris Stoloff
Music Director
Ben Oakland
Ben Oakland
Musical
Louis Silvers
Louis Silvers
Musical
Martin Flavin
Martin Flavin
Story
Seton I. Miller
Seton I. Miller
Screenplay
Fred Niblo Jr.
Fred Niblo Jr.
Screenplay
Lucien Ballard
Lucien Ballard
Director of Photography

Posters and backgrounds

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