The Criminal Code

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Steve D 12/24/2023 Nothing new but effective. Not enough Huston. See more Bill T 03/14/2023 Somewhat preachy expose about the prison system as Walter Huston stars as a District Attorney who has put many a prisoner away in the big house.. Now he's the Prison Warden! There's lots of people who don't like him, one being Phillips Holmes! He got a murder rap put on him a number of years ago. But Huston thinks Holmes is A Good Boy, and rethinks his sentence while also allowing him to canoodle with his daughter! Oh and as well, Boris Karloff (who's performance got him noticed for Frankenstein) has issues with the warden as well. Good story, keeps it going mostly, gets a little preachy about reform etc, and Huston is always stiff as a board. But not bad. See more 06/06/2013 Granted that Howard Hawks's direction is for the most part intelligent and firm, there are occasional sequences which he spoils by extravagant ideas or by leaving too little to the imagination. See more 02/21/2013 Wonderful early Hawks film is tough, devilish fun. Standing out is a rare, non-horror movie performance by Karloff as a deadly inmate "with an appointment to keep". See more 12/28/2010 The best thing about this movie was Boris Karloff.This was the 1st time I've ever seen him in a non horror role & He was truly creepy.I love old prison flicks so I was hoping for a good movie but it was just OK.Without Boris Karloff, It would've totally sucked See more 05/24/2010 Uncharacteristically, I give this a thumbs down, but nevertheless recommend The Criminal Code for the chance to see Boris Karloff before The Monster overwhelmed his persona. See more Read all reviews

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