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Penitentiary

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A prosecutor encounters a man whom he had convicted years earlier of manslaughter charges.

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Ann Ross Maclean's Magazine 10/09/2019
The final impression left by Penitentiary is that life in prison isn't much fun, and pictures about life in prison aren't much fun either. Go to Full Review Read all reviews
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John Brahm

Director

John Howard

William Jordan

Walter Connolly

Dist. Atty. Thomas Mathews

Jean Parker

Elizabeth Mathews
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Movie Info

Synopsis A prosecutor encounters a man whom he had convicted years earlier of manslaughter charges.
Director
John Brahm
Genre
Drama
Original Language
English
Release Date (Theaters)
Feb 5, 1938, Original
Runtime
1h 14m