The Criminal Code (1930)
- Directed by
- Howard Hawks
- Genre
- drama film, prison film, crime film, romance film
- Country
- United States
- Runtime
- 1h 37m
- Rating
- 6.1 of 10 from 33 voters
- Elsewhere
- IMDb
The catalogue in 3D
The film shelves have a room of their own that you can walk around in. The cat behind the counter is the AI Catbot, and they pick real films from the same catalogue when you tell them what you feel like watching. Nothing is for sale, here or in there. Go in from here and this film is already out on the counter, with more like it waiting on the shelf next to it.
How it feels
A young man is sent to prison for a crime. The warden tries to help him while dealing with the risks and tensions inside the prison.
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What happens
The Criminal Code is a 1931 American pre-Code romantic crime drama film directed by Howard Hawks and starring Walter Huston and Phillips Holmes. The screenplay, based on a 1929 play of the same name by Martin Flavin, was written by Fred Niblo Jr. and Seton I. Miller, who were nominated for Best Adaptation at the 4th Academy Awards. The film is the first of three film adaptations of the play released by Columbia Pictures. It was followed by Penitentiary (1938) and Convicted (1950). (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)
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