The Penal Code
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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.
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Cast
19 people
Regis Toomey
Robert Palmer
Known for
The Big Sleep
His Girl Friday
Helen Cohan
Marguerite ('Margie') Shannon
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George Melford
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The Ten Commandments
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Edward T. Lowe Jr.
Edward T. Lowe Jr.
John R Freuler
Pat O'Malley
Sergeant Detective W. J. Bender
Also in
Alibi
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F. Hugh Herbert
Burton L. King
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Three Girls and a Man
A Mexican Courtship
F. Hugh Herbert
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Mrs. Sarah Palmer
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Robert Ellis
James Forrester
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George Melford Director · F. Hugh Herbert Screenplay Edward T. Lowe Jr. Story
United States release December 23, 1932 · Produced in United States
Production
Monarch Film Corporation
Production
United States
Produced in
Languages
Original language
English
Spoken on screen
English
Release dates
United States · December 23, 1932
Theatrical
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