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.
The Criminal Code has generally received mixed reviews.
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The Criminal Code was released in 1931 and has generally received mixed reviews.
Online reviewers have written 5 reviews, giving The Criminal Code (1931) an average rating of 59%.
Overall, cinema-goers and film critics broadly agree on the merits of the movie, with critics giving it an average score of 67% and users giving an average score of 70%.
With a score of 59%, The Criminal Code is roughly the same as the average Cinafilm score for movies made in 1931, which stands at 61%.
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