The Penal Code
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George Melford
Director
Regis Toomey
Robert Palmer
Helene Cohan
Marguerite Shannon
Pat O'malley
Sergeant Detective Bender
Robert Ellis
James Forrester
Virginia True Boardman
Mrs. Palmer
Film Details
Genre
Crime
Release Date
Dec
19,
1932
Premiere Information
not available
Production Company
Freuler Film Associates, Inc.
Distribution Company
Freuler Film Associates, Inc.
Country
United States
Technical Specs
Duration
1h 2m
Synopsis
Although lovingly reared, small town boy Robert Palmer goes bad and is arrested. He pretends he is in Australia rather than jail by having his letters to home sent through an agency, which reroutes mail through Australia for a fee. Robert regains his position at a bank after his release, but is "shaken down" by a man from the mail service, who is also a cashier at the bank. The cashier robs the bank and attempts to frame Robert for the crime, but is stopped by New York Sergeant Detective Bender.
Director
George Melford
Director
Cast
Regis Toomey
Robert Palmer
Helene Cohan
Marguerite Shannon
Pat O'malley
Sergeant Detective Bender
Robert Ellis
James Forrester
Virginia True Boardman
Mrs. Palmer
Henry Hall
Mr. Shannon
Leander De Cordova
Isaac Lewin
John Ince
Warden
Murdock Macquarrie
Lefty
Olin Francis
McCarthy
Jack Cheatham
Barney Furey
James Eagles
Julia Griffith
Dorothy Sinclair
Elizabeth Poule
Jean Porter
Albert Richman
Henry Henna
Jack Grant
Crew
Film Details
Genre
Crime
Release Date
Dec
19,
1932
Premiere Information
not available
Production Company
Freuler Film Associates, Inc.
Distribution Company
Freuler Film Associates, Inc.
Country
United States
Technical Specs
Duration
1h 2m
Quotes
Trivia
Notes
According to a review in Variety, the film opens with a statement made by New York Police Commissioner Edward P. Mulrooney that the upcoming generation needs "more sympathetic direction to keep them off the streets."
