The Criminal Code (1931)

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.

Director:

Howard Hawks

Stars:

Walter Huston (Mark Brady), Phillips Holmes (Robert Graham), Constance Cummings (Mary Brady), Boris Karloff (Ned Galloway), DeWitt Jennings (Yard Captain Gleason), Mary Doran (Gertrude Williams)