''The Penal Code'' is a 1932 American crime drama film directed by George Melford.

Plot

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 *

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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 *

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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