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6.2 / 10 1h 37min

Crime Drama

After young Robert Graham commits a murder while drunk and defending his girlfriend, he is prosecuted by ambitious Mark Brady and sentenced to 10 years. Six years later, Brady becomes the prison warden and offers the beleaguered Robert a job as his chauffeur. Robert cleans up his act, but, on the eve of his pardon, his cellmate drags him back into the world of violence, and he faces a difficult choice that could return him to prison.

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Review by CosmicCrane

Well-intentioned, suspenseful but with poor dialogue

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Review by user374gkdtkc43

Cult classic among prison films

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Review by user36089txh085

The Criminal Code straddles the line between 2 societies

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Review by user9310ds2u2ch

"I'd turn the demons out of Hell for you."

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Review by user709q3yqkymy

A great depression era prison film with some lessons unlearned

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Review by PolarPolarBear

Nice critique of the criminal justice system

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Review by user556ktft3ron

One of the better prison films...

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Review by user132v41o8hg5

Is reform possible under such harsh conditions?

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Review by PolarPanda

Living by the code: someone has to pay.

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Review by user746uev3v8ra

early prison flick.. some big names

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Review by user58qcdya2oh

Boris Karloff's big break as directed by Howard Hawks

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Review by NighttimeNarwhal

Solid Prison Film - The Criminal Code

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Review by user174fmll2x9d

One of the best prison movies ever made

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Review by user565uk3fjnpb

Movie Odyssey Review #103: The Criminal Code

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Review by user517peccs9zd

Boris Karloff's First Relatively Big Role

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Review by user14726smiz4i

"You've Got to Take Things As They Fall"!!!!

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