Prison Farm

1938

NR

1h 7m

IMDb RATING
5.7/10
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Crime

Shirley Ross plays an innocent young girl convicted for complicity in a crime committed by her boy friend (Lloyd Nolan). The male crook is sentence to six months on a prison farm populated by both men and women (segregated, of course). Ross is also incarcerated, suffering the cruelties of the sadistic male and female guards (including J. Carroll Naish and future "Ma Kettle" Marjorie Main!)

Directors

Writers

Robert Yost(screenplay by)
Eddie Welch(screenplay by)
Stuart Anthony(screenplay by)
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Shirley Ross
Jean Forest
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Lloyd Nolan
Larry Harrison
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John Howard
Dr. Roi Conrad
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J. Carrol Naish
Noel Haskins
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Porter Hall
Chiston R. Bradby
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Esther Dale
Cora Waxley
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May Boley
'Shifty' Sue
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Marjorie Main
Matron Brand
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Anna Q. Nilsson
Matron Ames
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Mae Busch
Trixie
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Jimmy Conlin
Dave, the Grocer
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Virginia Dabney
Prisoner Maisie
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Dick Elliott
The Glenby Judge

Directors

Writers

Robert Yost(screenplay by)
Eddie Welch(screenplay by)
Stuart Anthony(screenplay by)

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Release date

June 17, 1938 (United States)

Country of origin

United States of America

Language

English

Production company

Paramount Pictures

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