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The Penal Code
''The Penal Code'' is a 1932 American crime film, crime drama film directed by George Melford. Plot summary A man serves time in prison, going to disguise his whereabouts from his family. After he is released a blackmail scheme ensues. Cast *Regis Toomey as Robert Palmer *Helen Cohan as Marguerite ("Margie") Shannon *Patrick H. O'Malley, Jr. as Sergeant Detective W. J. Bender *Robert Ellis (actor, born 1892), Robert Ellis as James Forrester *Virginia True Boardman as Mrs. Sarah Palmer *Henry Hall as Mr. Shannon *Leander De Cordova as Isaac Lewin *John Ince (actor), John Ince as Warden *Murdock MacQuarrie as Lefty *Olin Francis as McCarthy References External links * * 1932 films American crime drama films 1930s English-language films American black-and-white films 1932 crime drama films Films directed by George Melford Films with screenplays by F. Hugh Herbert 1930s American films {{1930s-crime-drama-film-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
George Melford
George H. Melford (born George Henry Knauff, February 19, 1877 – April 25, 1961) was an American stage and film actor and director. Often taken for granted as a director today, the stalwart Melford's name by the 1920s was, like Cecil B. DeMille's, appearing in big bold letters above the title of his films. Early years Born in Rochester, New York, in 1877 (though older sources state 1888), he was the son of German immigrant Henrietta Knauff. Melford had four sisters: Mary Knauff (Mrs. Godfrey Willis Wainwright); Henrietta Knauff; Alice Irene Knauff (Mrs. Edmond Francois Bernoudy) — all of Los Angeles — and Mrs. Frederick Kells/Keils of Ottawa, Canada. Melford graduated from McGill University in Montreal, Quebec, Canada. Career He was an accomplished stage actor working in Cincinnati, Ohio, before joining the Kalem Company motion picture studio in New York City in 1909. Hired by director Sidney Olcott for character actor roles, in the fall of 1910 he was sent to work wi ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |