Penitentiary (1938)
Overview
The story of a D.A. who becomes a prison warden and winds up overseeing the sentence of a man he prosecuted.
Production Companies
Additional Info
| Budget | $0.00 |
|---|---|
| Revenue | $0.00 |
| Original Language | en |
| Popularity | 1.229 |
Directed By
John Brahm
Crew
John P. Livadary
Lionel Banks
Chuck Hamilton
Fred Niblo Jr.
Irving Lippman
Robert North
Louis Silvers
Bud Geary
Art Dupuis
Earle D. Bunn
George Magrill
Morris Stoloff
Stephen Goosson
Ben Oakland
Martin Flavin
Arthur S. Black Jr.
Viola Lawrence
Frank Goodwin
Ethan Laidlaw
Charles Sullivan
Seton I. Miller
Lucien Ballard
John Brahm
TOP 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)
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