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.
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Top billed cast
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Walter Connolly
Dist. Atty. Thomas Mathews
John Howard
William Jordan
Jean Parker
Elizabeth Mathews
Marc Lawrence
Jack Hawkins
Robert Barrat
Prison Yard Capt. Grady
Marc Lawrence
Jack Hawkins
Arthur Hohl
Finch
Charles Halton
Leonard Nettleford
Edward Van Sloan
Dr. Rinewulf
Stanley Andrews
Prison Captain Dorn (uncredited)
Marjorie Main
Miss Katie Mathews
Ward Bond
Red Parsons - Prison Barber (uncredited)
Keywords
Based on novel or bookPrisonGangsterDistrict attorneyPrison breakB moviePrison wardenDefense attorney
