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The Penal Code

6.719321h 2mMovieDramaCrime

A man is released from prison and tries to get back into life on the outside without his family and friends knowing he's been in jail.

DirectorGeorge Melford
WritersEdward T. Lowe Jr.·F. Hugh Herbert

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Cast · Directed by George Melford

Regis Toomey
Regis Toomey
Robert Palmer
Helen Cohan
Helen Cohan
Marguerite ('Margie') Shannon
Pat O'Malley
Pat O'Malley
Sergeant Detective W. J. Bender
Virginia True Boardman
Virginia True Boardman
Mrs. Sarah Palmer
Robert Ellis
Robert Ellis
James Forrester
Henry Hall
Henry Hall
Mr. Shannon
Leander De Cordova
Leander De Cordova
Isaac Lewin
John Ince
John Ince
Warden
Murdock MacQuarrie
Murdock MacQuarrie
Lefty
Olin Francis
Olin Francis
McCarthy

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