Alias a Gentleman

Jim Breedin (Wallace Beery) has done almost 15 years in prison and keeps it a secret from his daughter Nora. He is the honor farm's foreman. There are no guards. Johnny Lorgen is the new arrival with a chip on his shoulder. After a rough start, Johnny saves Jim's life. Jim gets a big payday from an oil company for his farm. Nora is long gone from the farm. Former crime partner Matt Enley tries to con Jim with actress Elaine Carter pretending to be Nora.

This is an interesting premise. Wallace Beery is playing a reformed criminal. This mostly works although I would want it to get darker. It can't help itself. It has to have a happy ending. That's the way it is back then.