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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

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

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The Penal Code hasn't started streaming in United Kingdom yet. Based on the typical 6–8 week theatrical-to-streaming window, we estimate it will arrive around February 10, 1933. This is a prediction, not a confirmed date.