UW Cinematheque - Howard Hawks: The Early Years
The Criminal Code USA | 1931 | 35mm | 95 min.
Event Details
Date
Saturday, November 16, 2013
Time
7 p.m.
Location
4070 Vilas Hall
Description
Cast: Walter Huston, Phillips Holmes, Boris Karloff
Huston is former D.A. Mark Brady, who finds himself warden of the prison where most of the men he prosecuted have been locked up. Brady takes pity on one young prisoner (Holmes) and recruits him as a servant. When the convict witnesses a brutal prison killing, he finds his loyalties torn between his benefactor and his fellow inmates. After more than 80 years, this pre-code prison drama still thrills!
Huston is former D.A. Mark Brady, who finds himself warden of the prison where most of the men he prosecuted have been locked up. Brady takes pity on one young prisoner (Holmes) and recruits him as a servant. When the convict witnesses a brutal prison killing, he finds his loyalties torn between his benefactor and his fellow inmates. After more than 80 years, this pre-code prison drama still thrills!
Cost
Free
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