The Honor System

The Honor System

It will never grow old for it is the greatest of all human stories

NR 1917 · 100 min · Drama

A potentially lost film, this film tells the story of a man is convicted unjustly of a crime and then subjected to inhumane torment in a prison run by corrupt administrators.

Directed by Raoul Walsh · Written by Henry Christeen Warnack

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