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Penitentiary (1938) Poster

(1938)

Full Cast & Crew

Directed by 

John Brahm

Writing Credits  

Martin Flavin ... (story)
 
Seton I. Miller ... (screenplay) and
Fred Niblo Jr. ... (screenplay)

Cast (in credits order)  

Walter Connolly ... Dist. Atty. Thomas Mathews
John Howard ... William Jordan
Jean Parker ... Elizabeth Mathews
Robert Barrat ... Prison Yard Capt. Grady
Marc Lawrence ... Jack Hawkins
Arthur Hohl ... Finch
Charles Halton ... Leonard Nettleford
Edward Van Sloan ... Dr. Rinewulf
Marjorie Main ... Miss Katie Mathews
Rest of cast listed alphabetically:
Bess Flowers ... Minor Role (scenes deleted)
John Gallaudet ... State's Attorney (scenes deleted)
Louise Stanley ... Minor Role (scenes deleted)
Eric Wilton Eric Wilton ... Butler (scenes deleted)
Robert Allen ... Doctor (uncredited)
Stanley Andrews ... Prison Captain Dorn (uncredited)
William Arnold William Arnold ... Fingerprint Man (uncredited)
Ward Bond ... Red Parsons - Prison Barber (uncredited)
Ralph Brooks Ralph Brooks ... Mathews' Secretary (uncredited)
Earle D. Bunn Earle D. Bunn ... Machine Gunner (uncredited)
George Chesebro ... Prison Guard (uncredited)
Kernan Cripps ... Conductor (uncredited)
Gennaro Curci Gennaro Curci ... Spelvin (uncredited)
Dick Curtis ... Tex (uncredited)
Ann Doran ... Blanche Williams (uncredited)
Lester Dorr ... Reporter (uncredited)
Jack Dougherty ... Cop (uncredited)
Art Dupuis Art Dupuis ... Bill Chapman (uncredited)
Dick Elliott ... McNaulty (uncredited)
Paul Fix ... Bunch (uncredited)
James Flavin ... Doran (uncredited)
Bud Geary ... Prison Guard (uncredited)
Thurston Hall ... Judge (uncredited)
Edward Hearn ... Prison Guard with Telegram (uncredited)
Al Hill ... Kitchen Trusty (uncredited)
George Hoey George Hoey ... Convict (uncredited)
Harry Hollingsworth Harry Hollingsworth ... Cop (uncredited)
Russell Huestis ... Minor Role (uncredited)
Perry Ivins Perry Ivins ... Lou (uncredited)
Ray Johnson Ray Johnson ... Reporter (uncredited)
Ethan Laidlaw ... Cop (uncredited)
William Lally William Lally ... Machine Gunner (uncredited)
George Magrill ... Richard (uncredited)
Bud Marshall Bud Marshall ... Prison Guard (uncredited)
Frank Mayo ... Cop (uncredited)
Charles McMurphy ... Prison Guard (uncredited)
Frank Meredith Frank Meredith ... Cop (uncredited)
Bruce Mitchell Bruce Mitchell ... Bailiff (uncredited)
Frank O'Connor ... Prison Guard (uncredited)
Edward Peil Sr. ... Prison Guard (uncredited)
Lee Prather Lee Prather ... Police Sergeant (uncredited)
Lee Shumway ... Prison Guard (uncredited)
Frank Wayne Frank Wayne ... Reporter (uncredited)

Produced by 

Robert North ... producer

Cinematography by 

Lucien Ballard ... director of photography

Editing by 

Viola Lawrence

Art Direction by 

Lionel Banks
Stephen Goosson

Second Unit Director or Assistant Director 

Arthur S. Black Jr. ... assistant director

Sound Department 

Frank Goodwin ... sound
John P. Livadary ... sound supervisor

Stunts 

Earle D. Bunn ... stunts (uncredited)

Camera and Electrical Department 

Irving Lippman ... still photographer (uncredited)

Music Department 

Morris Stoloff ... musical director
Ben Oakland ... composer: stock music (uncredited)
Louis Silvers ... composer: stock music (uncredited)

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