The Criminal Code

Year: 1930

Runtime: 97 mins

Language: English

Director: Howard Hawks

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After a drunk fight leaves Robert Graham guilty of murder while defending his girlfriend, prosecutor Mark Brady secures a ten‑year sentence. Six years later, now warden, Brady hires the inmate as his chauffeur. On the eve of a pardon, his cellmate pulls him back into violence, forcing a choice that could send him back to prison.

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