
Penitentiary
Action · Crime · Drama
Overview
The story of a D.A. who becomes a prison warden and winds up overseeing the sentence of a man he prosecuted.
Top Cast


Walter Connolly
Walter Connolly
Dist. Atty. Thomas Mathews
Walter Connolly
Dist. Atty. Thomas Mathews


John Howard
John Howard
William Jordan
John Howard
William Jordan


Jean Parker
Jean Parker
Elizabeth Mathews
Jean Parker
Elizabeth Mathews


Robert Barrat
Robert Barrat
Prison Yard Capt. Grady
Robert Barrat
Prison Yard Capt. Grady


Marc Lawrence
Marc Lawrence
Jack Hawkins
Marc Lawrence
Jack Hawkins


Arthur Hohl
Arthur Hohl
Finch
Arthur Hohl
Finch


Charles Halton
Charles Halton
Leonard Nettleford
Charles Halton
Leonard Nettleford


Edward Van Sloan
Edward Van Sloan
Dr. Rinewulf
Edward Van Sloan
Dr. Rinewulf


Marjorie Main
Marjorie Main
Miss Katie Mathews
Marjorie Main
Miss Katie Mathews


Stanley Andrews
Stanley Andrews
Prison Captain Dorn (uncredited)
Stanley Andrews
Prison Captain Dorn (uncredited)
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