''The Penal Code'' is a 1932 American

crime In ordinary language, a crime is an unlawful act punishable by a State (polity), state or other authority. The term ''crime'' does not, in modern criminal law, have any simple and universally accepted definition,Farmer, Lindsay: "Crime, definit ...

drama film In film and television, drama is a category or genre of narrative fiction (or semi-fiction) intended to be more serious than humorous in tone. Drama of this kind is usually qualified with additional terms that specify its particular super-g ...

directed by

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. DeMil ...

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 John Francis Regis Toomey (August 13, 1898October 12, 1991) was an American film and television actor. Early life Born in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, he was one of four children of Francis X. and Mary Ellen Toomey, and attended Peabody High Sc ...

as Robert Palmer *

Helen Cohan Helen Cohan (September 13, 1910 – September 14, 1996) was an American stage dancer and briefly a Hollywood film actress. She was the youngest daughter of vaudeville and Broadway legend George M. Cohan. She was born in New York City and studied ...

as Marguerite ("Margie") Shannon *Patrick H. O'Malley, Jr. as Sergeant Detective W. J. Bender * 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 as Warden *

Murdock MacQuarrie Murdock MacQuarrie (August 25, 1878 – August 20, 1942) was an American silent film actor and director. His name was also seen as Murdock McQuarrie. MacQuarrie was born in San Francisco, California, and attended school there. He was the ...

as Lefty * Olin Francis as McCarthy

References

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* * 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