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Penitentiary

19380.0 / 1074 min

Action, Crime, Drama, Romance

Overview

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

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

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)

Crew

Robert North

Producer

Viola Lawrence

Viola Lawrence

Film Processor

Lionel Banks

Art Direction

Stephen Goosson

Art Direction

Arthur S. Black Jr.

Assistant Director

Frank Goodwin

Sound

John P. Livadary

Sound Supervisor

Earle D. Bunn

Stunts

Art Dupuis

Stunts

Bud Geary

Bud Geary

Stunts

Chuck Hamilton

Stunts

Ethan Laidlaw

Ethan Laidlaw

Stunts

George Magrill

George Magrill

Stunts

Charles Sullivan

Charles Sullivan

Stunts

Irving Lippman

Still Photographer

Morris Stoloff

Morris Stoloff

Music Director

Ben Oakland

Musical

Louis Silvers

Musical

Martin Flavin

Story

Seton I. Miller

Seton I. Miller

Screenplay

Fred Niblo Jr.

Screenplay

Lucien Ballard

Lucien Ballard

Director of Photography

John Brahm

John Brahm

Director