Penitentiary(1938)
Drama Whipping Your Emotions to Fever Pitch!; ONE LESS...FOR THE "BIG HOUSE"!
The story of a D.A. who becomes a prison warden and winds up overseeing the sentence of a man he prosecuted.
Movie: Penitentiary
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Dist. Atty. Thomas Mathews
William Jordan
Elizabeth Mathews
Prison Yard Capt. Grady
Jack Hawkins
Finch
Leonard Nettleford
Dr. Rinewulf
Miss Katie Mathews
Prison Captain Dorn (uncredited)
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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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1938-02-05
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Drama Whipping Your Emotions to Fever Pitch!; ONE LESS...FOR THE "BIG HOUSE"!
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