Mark Brady (played by Walter Huston) is a protagonist in The Criminal Code.
The prison warden and former district attorney who prosecuted Graham. Driven by political ambition to become governor, he struggles between enforcing prison discipline and his affection for his daughter and Graham. Robert Graham (played by Phillips Holmes) is a protagonist in The Criminal Code.
A former mild-mannered man hardened by six years of hard labor in a prison jute mill. He becomes the warden's valet, falls in love with the warden's daughter, and refuses to betray his cellmate, adhering to the inmates' code of silence. Ned Galloway (played by Boris Karloff) appears in The Criminal Code.
A dangerous but loyal cellmate of Graham who kills a prison informer. He ultimately sacrifices himself to solitary confinement to protect Graham and settle a personal score with a guard.
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Characters
Mark Brady
(played by Walter Huston) — protagonist
The prison warden and former district attorney who prosecuted Graham. Driven by political ambition to become governor, he struggles between enforcing prison discipline and his affection for his daught...
Robert Graham
(played by Phillips Holmes) — protagonist
A former mild-mannered man hardened by six years of hard labor in a prison jute mill. He becomes the warden's valet, falls in love with the warden's daughter, and refuses to betray his cellmate, adher...
Ned Galloway
(played by Boris Karloff) — supporting
A dangerous but loyal cellmate of Graham who kills a prison informer. He ultimately sacrifices himself to solitary confinement to protect Graham and settle a personal score with a guard.
Key Relationships
Robert Graham → Ned Galloway
(Alliance Cellmate)
Mark Brady → Ned Galloway
(Conflict Target Of Suspicion)
Mark Brady → Robert Graham
(Professional Prosecutor)
Story Analysis
A warden's political ambition clashes with an inmate's loyalty to the prison code of silence.
