Synopsis
The story of a D.A. who becomes a prison warden and winds up overseeing the sentence of a man he prosecuted.
Movie Information
- Director
- John Brahm
- Writers
- Seton I. Miller, Fred Niblo Jr.
- Release Year
- 1938
- Runtime
- 74 minutes
- Genre
- Action, Crime, Drama, Romance
- Language
- EN
- Country
- United States of America
- Status
- Released
- Rating
- 7.0 / 10 (1 votes)
Top Cast
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
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