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Code of the Streets

Code of the Streets

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Code of the Streets

"HE WOULDN'T WELCH! Beaten...battered...broke...he remained faithful to the only law he knew!"

1939

1h 12m

7.7(3 votes)

Drama

Crime

Overview

Frankie Thomas plays Bob Lewis, leader of a gang consisting of Sailor, Murph, Monk, Trouble and Yap. The son of disgraced police officer Lt. Lewis, Bob vows to clear his dad's name, and also to prove that accused murderer Tommy Shay is innocent.

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Universal Pictures

The people behind it

Cast & crew

10 featured cast members

Starring

Harry Carey

Harry Carey

Detective Lieutenant John Lewis

Frankie Thomas

Frankie Thomas

Bob Lewis

James McCallion

James McCallion

Danny Shay

Juanita Quigley

Juanita Quigley

Cynthia

El Brendel

El Brendel

Mickhail 'Micky' Bjorgulfsen

Leon Ames

Leon Ames

'Chick' Foster

Paul Fix

Paul Fix

Tommy Shay

Marc Lawrence

Marc Lawrence

Henchman Halstead, aka Denver Collins

Dorothy Arnold

Dorothy Arnold

Mildred

Harris Berger

Sailor

Creative team

Directed by: Harold Young
Written by: Arthur T. Horman

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