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Penitentiary

# Drama Whipping Your Emotions to Fever Pitch!; ONE LESS...FOR THE "BIG HOUSE"!
Action   Crime   Drama   Romance
📜 Overview: The story of a D.A. who becomes a prison warden and winds up overseeing the sentence of a man he prosecuted.
🌏 Languages Available: English
📆 Date Released: 1938-02-05
⌚ Running Time: 74 mins
⭐ Vote Average: 0.0

Beloved Cast

Walter Connolly original image
Dist. Atty. Thomas Mathews
Walter Connolly
John Howard original image
William Jordan
John Howard
Jean Parker original image
Elizabeth Mathews
Jean Parker
Robert Barrat original image
Prison Yard Capt. Grady
Robert Barrat
Marc Lawrence original image
Jack Hawkins
Marc Lawrence
Arthur Hohl original image
Finch
Arthur Hohl
Charles Halton original image
Leonard Nettleford
Charles Halton
Edward Van Sloan original image
Dr. Rinewulf
Edward Van Sloan
Marjorie Main original image
Miss Katie Mathews
Marjorie Main
Stanley Andrews original image
Prison Captain Dorn (uncredited)
Stanley Andrews
Ward Bond original image
Red Parsons - Prison Barber (uncredited)
Ward Bond

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