The Convict's Code
The Convict's Code is an American film directed by Harry Revier.[1] Considered a low-budget melodrama,[2] it uses a screenplay by Mabel Z. Carroll and Vincent Valentini.[3] It is a black and white film seven reels in length,[4] and has a running time of 66 minutes.[1] It was made by producer W. Ray Johnston's film company, and was distributed by Syndicate Pictures.[4] It was the last film that actor Cullen Landis starred in.[5] According to the American Film Institute the film was released in August 1930.[4] However, film historian Michael R. Pitts states the film was released on October 5, 1930.[1]
Cast
- Cullen Landis as Kenneth Avery
- Eloise Taylor as Nan Perry
- William Morris as Theodore Perry
- Robert Cummings as Governor Johnson
- Lyle Evans as Robert Shannon
- Mabel Z. Carroll as Mazie Lawrence
- John Irwin as a lifer
- John Burkell as trusty
Plot
Former stockbroker Kenneth Avery is in prison for the murder of Mazie Lawrence. He is sentenced to death by electrocution. Nan Perry makes a plea to the governor for his life, but is unsuccessful. His execution is interrupted by a prison break. Robert Shannon, a fellow convict, is fatally injured in the prison escape. As he is dying he confesses to Mazie' murder and exonerates Kenneth.
References
Citations
- ^ a b c Pitts 2015, p. 398.
- ^ Koszarski 2008, p. 240.
- ^ Langman & Finn 1995, p. 52.
- ^ a b c American Film Institute 1971, p. 145.
- ^ Fetrow 1992, p. 120.
Bibliography
- American Film Institute (1971). "The Convict's Code". In Munden, Kenneth W. (ed.). The American Film Institute film catalog of motion pictures produced in the United States : feature films, 1921-1930. R. R. Bowker Company.
- Fetrow, Alan G. (1992). Sound Films, 1927-1939: A United States Filmography. McFarland & Company. ISBN 9780899505466.
- Koszarski, Richard (2008). Hollywood on the Hudson: Film and Television in New York from Griffith to Sarnoff. Rutgers University Press. ISBN 9780813542935.
- Langman, Larry; Finn, Daniel (1995). A Guide to American Crime Films of the Thirties. Bloomsbury Academic. ISBN 9780313295324.
- Pitts, Michael R. (2015). Poverty Row Studios, 1929-1940: An Illustrated History of 55 Independent Film Companies, with a Filmography for Each. McFarland & Company. ISBN 9781476610368.
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