The Criminal Code (1930)
The Criminal Code (1930) A wily D.A.(Brady) gets a 10 year conviction of a young 20 year old (Robert Graham)who he knows killed a man in self defense. Years later Brady becomes warden of the prison holding Graham. When Brady realizes that 6 years of working in the prison jute mill has pushed Graham
Broken Lullaby (1932)
Broken Lullaby 1932 A young French soldier in World War I is overcome with guilt when he kills a German soldier who, like himself, is a musically gifted conscript, each having attended the same musical conservatory in France The fact that the incident occurred in war does not assuage his guilt He tr
An American Tragedy (1931)
An American Tragedy 1931 Having just reached adulthood, Clyde Griffiths has always lamented his lot in life, he the only son of poor missionaries He has gotten a peripheral view of society life, to which he aspires, in his work as a bellhop at an upscale hotel If being truthful to himself, he would