Is The Criminal Code sad?

Yes. More sad than 75% of well-known films. This describes how the film comes across as a whole, measured against other well-known films; it is not a content list.

Is The Criminal Code violent?

Somewhat. More violent than 68% of well-known films. This describes how the film comes across as a whole, measured against other well-known films; it is not a content list.

Is The Criminal Code scary?

Somewhat. More frightening than 61% of well-known films. This describes how the film comes across as a whole, measured against other well-known films; it is not a content list.

Does The Criminal Code end with hope?

About average. Almost exactly mid-range for a well-known film. This describes how the film comes across as a whole, measured against other well-known films; it is not a content list.

Is The Criminal Code easy watching?

About average. Almost exactly mid-range for a well-known film. This describes how the film comes across as a whole, measured against other well-known films; it is not a content list.

The Criminal Code

Name: The Criminal Code
Genre: Crime, Drama
Released: 1931
Duration: 97 min
Rating: 6.1
Cast: Walter Huston, Phillips Holmes, Constance Cummings, Boris Karloff, DeWitt Jennings

LOVE saved him from worse than THE CHAIR

Directed by Howard Hawks

Produced by Columbia Pictures

193197 min6.1 / 10

A pre-code prison drama about redemption and moral compromise, where a young man's chance at pardon is threatened by loyalty and circumstance.

After young Robert Graham commits a murder while drunk and defending his girlfriend, he is prosecuted by ambitious Mark Brady and sentenced to 10 years. Six years later, Brady becomes the prison warden and offers the beleaguered Robert a job as his chauffeur. Robert cleans up his act, but, on the eve of his pardon, his cellmate drags him back into the world of violence, and he faces a difficult choice that could return him to prison.

Clusters

Loyalty Under Pressure Soldiers Facing Wartime Hardship Toxic Romantic Relationships Blue-Collar Jobs

Genres

Crime Drama

Keywords

Warden Pre-code

Questions people ask

Is The Criminal Code sad? Yes. More sad than 75% of films.
Is The Criminal Code violent? Somewhat. More violent than 68% of films.
Is The Criminal Code scary? Somewhat. More frightening than 61% of films.
Does The Criminal Code end with hope? About average. Almost exactly mid-range.
Is The Criminal Code easy watching? About average. Almost exactly mid-range.

These describe how the film comes across, measured across the whole film and compared with other well-known films. They are not a content list — nothing here was counted or checked scene by scene, so for age-suitability or specific content use a classification board or a dedicated content-warning service.