Where to Watch Penitentiary (1938)

Yearning to watch 'Penitentiary' on your TV, phone, or tablet? Tracking down a streaming service to buy, rent, download, or view the John Brahm-directed movie via subscription can be tricky, so we here at Moviefone want to take the pressure off.

We've listed a number of streaming and cable services - including rental, purchase, and subscription choices - along with the availability of 'Penitentiary' on each platform when they are available. Now, before we get into the nitty-gritty of how you can watch 'Penitentiary' right now, here are some finer points about the Columbia Pictures drama flick.

Released February 5th, 1938, 'Penitentiary' stars Walter Connolly, John Howard, Jean Parker, Robert Barrat The NR movie has a runtime of about 1 hr 14 min, and received a user score of (out of 100) on TMDb, which compiled reviews from well-known users.

Want to know what the movie's about? Here's the plot: "The story of a D.A. who becomes a prison warden and winds up overseeing the sentence of a man he prosecuted." .