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Condemned (1929)

Condemned poster
Original title
Condemned!
Directed by
Wesley Ruggles
Genre
drama film, romance film
Country
United States
Runtime
1h 26m
Rating
6.6 of 10 from 17 voters
Elsewhere
IMDb

How it feels

A woman is married to a cruel prison warden. She falls for a charming convict. Their forbidden love faces dangerous obstacles.

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What happens

Condemned is a 1929 American pre-Code melodrama, directed by Wesley Ruggles, and starring Ronald Colman, Ann Harding, Dudley Digges, Louis Wolheim, William Elmer, and Wilhelm von Brincken. The movie was adapted by Sidney Howard from the novel by Blair Niles. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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