Penitentiary (1938)
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The story of a D.A. who becomes a prison warden and winds up overseeing the sentence of a man he prosecuted.
Rated
NR
Year
1938
Country
US
Language
English
Release date
5 February 1938
TMDB
7.0 (1)
CineVerse
— (0)
Ratings
0 fansNo ratings yet.
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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