IMDb
6.9 /10
2k votes


Crime · Drama · 1931 · 1h 37min
After young Robert Graham commits a murder while drunk and defending his girlfriend, he is prosecuted by ambitious Mark Brady and sentenced to 10 years. Six years later, Brady becomes the prison warden and offers the beleaguered Robert a job as his chauffeur. Robert cleans up his act, but, on the eve of his pardon, his cellmate drags him back into the world of violence, and he faces a difficult choice that could return him to prison.
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Columbia PicturesThe Criminal Code (1931) - Walter Huston - New Warden· Clip
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IMDb
6.9 /10
2k votes
Rotten Tomatoes
The tomato isn't ripe
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TMDB
6.1 /10
33 votes
Letterboxd
7.0 /10
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Weighted average
6.7/10