Penitentiary

Name: Penitentiary
Released: 1938-02-05
Rating: 7

7.0/10 (1)

·1938· 74 min

Action Crime Drama Romance

Director: John Brahm

"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

Dist. Atty. Thomas Mathews

John Howard

William Jordan

Jean Parker

Elizabeth Mathews

Robert Barrat

Prison Yard Capt. Grady

Marc Lawrence

Jack Hawkins

Arthur Hohl

Finch

Charles Halton

Leonard Nettleford

Edward Van Sloan

Dr. Rinewulf

Marjorie Main

Miss Katie Mathews

Stanley Andrews

Prison Captain Dorn (uncredited)

Ward Bond

Red Parsons - Prison Barber (uncredited)

In brief

Penitentiary (1938) is a action, crime, drama film. With an average rating of 7.0/10 from 1 votes, it's a solidly rated pick. The film runs 1h 14min. Check current streaming availability in the "Where to watch" section above.

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Penitentiary runs 74 minutes (1h 14min).

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Penitentiary has an average rating of 7.0/10 based on 1 viewer votes on TMDB.

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Penitentiary was released in 1938.