The Criminal Code
1931 film by Howard Hawks
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Summary
The Criminal Code is a film[1]. It ranks in the top 4% of film entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (327 views/month).[2]
Key Facts
- Director: Howard Hawks[3]
- Screenwriter: Fred Niblo Jr.[4], Seton I. Miller[5], Martin Flavin[6]
- Movement: Pre-Code Hollywood[7]
- Genre: drama film[8], crime film[9], prison film[10], romance film[11]
- Cast member: Walter Huston[12], Phillips Holmes[13], Constance Cummings[14], Boris Karloff[15], Andy Devine[16], Arthur Hoyt[17], DeWitt Clarke Jennings[18], Ethel Wales[19], John St. Polis[20], Mary Doran[21], Otto Hoffman[22], Paul Porcasi[23], Russell Hopton[24], Harold Huber[25]
- Producer: Harry Cohn[26]
- Production company: Columbia Pictures[27]
- Director of photography: James Wong Howe[28], Ted Tetzlaff[29]
- Original language of film or TV show: English[30]
- Color: black-and-white[31]
- Country of origin: United States[32]
- Publication date: January 1, 1931[33], December 31, 1930[34], January 3, 1931[35]
- Distributed by: Columbia Pictures[36]
- Film editor: Edward Curtiss[37]
- Nominated for: Academy Award for Best Writing, Adapted Screenplay[38]
- Title: The Criminal Code[39]
- Duration: 97 minutes[40]
Why It Matters
The Criminal Code has Wikipedia articles in 8 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[41] It is known by 15 alternative names across languages and contexts.[42]