Convict's Code (Monogram) (1939)

FISTICUFFS Robert Kent is the paroled convict and Ben Alexander a reporter in Monogram’s “Convict’s Code” at the SU piace ciara st CIEE, ALSO appearing in the parole racket melodrama are Anne Nagel and Sidney Blackmer. One Col. Cut or Mat No. l t t t t t t t t CAST Dave Tyler ROBERT KENT Julie Warren ... ANNE NAGEL Gregory Warren SIDNEY BLACKMER Russell Norman Willis Bennett iidicsccsicccccse Vicior Kilian Mrs. Magruder Maude Eburne ee, Ben Alexander Jeff Palmer Sniffy Pat Flaherty Pete Jennings. Carleton Young Elaine Joan Clayton — > <> — 2c. @ > 2> |S + —> t t t t t t t t Remember? a Maude Eburne, tured in Monogram’s Codes! Nows atime: cae a a oet theatre, is a well known stage actress, and played the leading role in the Kelly comedy, “The Torchbearers” during its long Hollywood run, at the same time she was making this picture. currently fea“Convict’s Robert Kent and Anne Nagel have the leading roles in “‘Convict’s Code,” the story of a college football star who went to prison on the eve of his school’s big game. Makes Picture During 3 Day School Holiday i Ben Alexander Plays Featured Role in “Convict’s Code’ _— Ben Alexander, currently featured in Monogram’s “Convict’s Code,” COMTDTE MO Tice ote kn enn yo ee onan TOMLEM Ges cette te Sed. Ate theatre, has developed a new way for collegians to spend a short vacation. Ben, a student in the School of Finance at Stanford University in Northern California, was informed by his agent over the telephone that he had been signed for a part in “Convict’s Code,” and was told to report on the set the day after Thanksgiving. So Ben hopped into a plane and in two hours was in Hollywood. He worked on Friday and on Monday, both school holidays, with the shooting schedule re-arranged so Ben’s role could be completed in that time. Late Monday night Ben took another plane, and on Tuesday he was present _{in his nine o’c'ock class. Ben had a hard time convincing his classmates that he had actually made a picture over the three day holiday. “Convict’s Code” is the story of an All American football who framed and sent to prison on the eve of his school’s big game. Robert Kent plays the football player, and Ben star is Alexander is seen as the newspaper man who leads the campaign to have him freed on parole. Others outstanding in the cast include Sidney Blackmer, Anne Nagel, Maude Eburne, and Norman Willis. Lambert Hillyer directed “Convict’s Code,” a E. B. Derr production, from -|the origina! screenplay by John Krafft and John Neville. The Story Dave ''Whizz" Tyler (ROBERT KENT) football star, is convicted of a bank robbery on the eve of his school's big game, on the perjured testimony of six witnesses. Released from prison on parole, Tyler sets out to discover who framed him. He is given a job b Greg Warren (SIDNEY BLACKMER), who, unknown to Dave, is the head of the gambling ring that got him convicted. Dave meets Warren's sister Julie (ANNE NAGEL), and they fall in love without Julie discovering his identity. With the help of Jeff Palmer (BEN ALEXANDER) newspaperman who conducted the campaign for Dave's parole, Dave sets out to find the six witnesses who falsely testified against him. But they have disappeared, and Dave has no clue until he meets Sniffy (PAT FLAHERTY), an ex-con, who tells Dave that he knows who pulled the job. Sniffy wants Dave's help in a robbery, and he won't divulge his information until Dave consents. Seeing that this is his only chance, Dave agrees to take part in the robbery of a fur storage plant. The burglar alarm goes off, and Dave grabs Sniffy's gun, forcing him to tell who the framer was. Sniffy tells that it was Greg, and that Joe Russell (NORMAN WILLIS), Warren's henchman, really committed the crime. Dave, in love with Julie, can't face her with the news of her brother's crimes. He decides to go back to prison for breaking parole, and serve out the rest of his term. Julie tells Warren she loves Dave, and Warren, who has sent Russell to kill Dave because he discovers the boy knows too much, goes to save him. As the parole officer comes to take Dave away, Russell arrives, with Warren on his heels. There is a gun fight, and Warren is seriously injured. Dave refuses to identify either him or Russell, ~ Separated By Continent -But Love Goes On ae Anne Nagel Has Strange Courtship Via Recording —_ Anne Nagel, who is co-starred with Robert Kent in Monogram’s “Convict’s “Godée,” now at the ss theatre, has been subjected to one of the strangest courtships in Hollywood. Number one boy friend in Anne’s life is Elliot Daniel, arranger and pianist with Rudy Vallee’s orchestra. Most of the time Elliot is in the east, and Anne, naturally, is in Ho'lywood. Strangely enough, they do not correspond. That is. Elliot writes no letters to Anne. He has a new and better system. He “talks” his letters onto a phonograph record, or sings a new love song, or just plays a new song he wrote. Then he packs up the record and sends it to Anne, who rushes to her phonograph to hear the latest in love letters. Incidentally, on whatever set Anne is working, everything stops at 5 o’ctock, for an hour, on the day of the week Rudy broadcasts, so the star can hear Elliot at the piano. In “Convict’s Code” Miss Nagel plays the role of the girl who is forced to choose between her brother and her love, knowing that choosing one meant disaster for the other. Outstanding in the cast are Robert Kent as the football star who is sent to prison on the eve of his school’s big game; Sidney Blackmer as_ the man who framed him; and Ben Alexander as the friend who brought about his parole. “Convicts Code,” an E. B. Derr production, was directed by Lambert Hillyer from the original screenplay by John Krafft. and goes back to prison. But a few weeks later Jeff and Julie come, with a pardon from the governor. Greg Warren was dead, but he had signed a letter exonerating Dave before he died. VILLAINY PAYS SUAVE, SINISTER SIDNEY BLACKMER — SO HE SHOULD CARE Latest Screen Appear ance in Monogram’s ‘“Convict’s Code’ <_ Although he is usually seen in suave villain’s roles, one of Hollywood’s finest character actors is Sidney Blackmer, currently featured FEATURED IN DRAMA-OF PAROLE | The Love interest tr the ...ccccccccocccoeon theatre’s “Convict’s Code” is adequately managed by Anne Nagel and Robert Kent. A stirring drama of the parole racket, it features Sidney Blackmer and Ben Alexander in supporting roles. Two Col. Cut or Mat No. 3 in Monogram’s “Convict’s Code,” now Abs dN@:ancacnt eben ake ee ae hee EN CALNE: With a college education and many years of stage experience behind him, Blackmer entered films in 1930, and started his long career as a villain. His extreme good ‘ooks, combined with the slightly sinister air the camera gave him, were responsible for this. immediately on It wasn’t until he made “This is My Affair” with Robert Taylor and Barbara Stanwyck that Blackmer was given the opportunity to play a character role. His portrayal of Vicepresident Roosevelt will long be remembered by fans who saw that film. Blackmer doesn’t object to playing heavies, but he likes a more difficult acting job once in a while. Too bad he’s the outstanding screen villain in Hollywood. In “Convict’s Code,” which is the story of an All American football star, framed and sent to prison on the eve of his school’s big game, Sidney Blackmer plays the part of the gambler who did the framing. He likes this role, however, because it has a different twist—the gambler re forms at the end. Robert Kent and Anne Nagel are the stars of this picture, and others outstanding in the cast include Ben Alexander, Maude Eburne, Carleton Young, and Norman Willis. Won Greatest Fame For Brilliant Portrayal of Theodore Roosevelt <e— Lambert Hillyer directed from the original screenplay by John Krafft. “Convict’s Code,” a Monogram picture, is an E. B. Derr production. SPOTTINGS | In Monogram’s “Convict’s Code,” NOWRA Hh ere ere ue eee theatre, Sidney Blackmer, the screen’s most suave villain, plays his 60th bad man role. The other side of the parole racket is featured in Monogram’s “Convict’s Code: <coming=0n. ie he ee as to the theatre, for it is the story of a man sent to prison for a crime he did not commit, released on parole to find the one who framed him. Robert Kent has the leading role, and Anne Nagel and Sidney Blackmer are prominent in the supporting cast. Anne Nagel, featured in Monogram’s “Convict’s Code,'’ now at the theatre, is one of the few feminine stars in Hollywood who do all their own stunts in pictures requiring them. | In “Convict’s Code” | Anne Nagel and Sidney Blackmer are sister and brother in “Convict’s Code,” the new feature at the ....co0m theatre. Robert Kent plays a collegian frumed into a prison term, who seeks to clear himself. One Col. Cut or Mat No. 2 CREDITS Produced by E. B. DERR Associate Producer FRANK MELFORD Directed by LAMBERT HILLYER Screenplay by JOHN KRAFFT and JOHN T. NEVILLE Photographed by ARTHUR MARTINELLI Sound by KARL ZINT f ' t t t t t t t t t a> > | a — —— ROBERT KENT SEEN IN NEW gy OP aay. epeen <a Anne Nagel Co-Stars in Monogram’s “Convict’s Code”’ oe Robert Kent, who stars in Monogram’s “Convict’s Code,” now at the Bieta aR FiO ES theatre, plays an exfootball star in this picture, and in real life played professional football for two years to get together enough money to come to Hollywood. Naturally, with this training, Bob is certainly in a position to make a worthwhile choice for an All America football team, and one day on the set of “Convict’s Code,” other members of the cast of this picture asked Kent his choice. Bob picked his team, and the very next day Collier’s Magazine came out with the selection of the All-America Advisory Board, and it was discovered that Bob had disagreed in only one instance with their choice. That point of dispute was that Kent would have chosen Harry Smith of U.S.C. for a tackle instead of Beinor of Notre Dame. Nice picking for an amateur, decided the cast of “Convict’s Code,” which includes Sidney Blackmer, Anne Nagel, Ben Alexander, Maude Eburne, and Norman Willis. Lambert Hillyer directed this story of a man released from prison on parole to track down the man who framed him. “Convict’s Code” is an E. B. Derr production.