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Prison Nurse
“A Maelstrom of Human Emotions!”
5.6 / 10• 1938• 1h 7m•NR• English
Drama
Storyline
A state prison is threatened by approaching floods, an epidemic of typhoid fever breaks out among the inmates, the prison's only doctor falls sick, there are only three nurses to administer vaccines and take care of stricken patients--and a group of prisoners is planning to use the chaos as a cover for a mass escape.
Cast & Crew
Henry Wilcoxon
Dale
Lead
Marian Marsh
Judy
Bernadene Hayes
Pepper Clancy
Ben Welden
Gaffney
RM
Ray Mayer
Jackpot
John Arledge
Mousie
Addison Richards
Warden Benson
Frank Reicher
Doctor Hartman
What People Are Saying
3.0
“A staggering achievement of craft and ambition. James Cruze's vision lands with breathtaking precision.”
3.0
“Every frame feels alive. Prison Nurse is the rare release that takes its audience seriously.”
