Prison Nurse (1938)

1938 · Feature film · 51 min · dir. James Cruze

A Maelstrom of Human Emotions!

• Drama

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Synopsis

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.

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Details

Director

James Cruze

Writer

Earl Felton

Composer

Alberto Colombo

Cinematography

Ernest Miller

Studio

Republic Pictures

Released

1938-03-02

Running time

51 minutes

Cast & crew

• James Cruze Director
• Henry Wilcoxon
• Marian Marsh
• Bernadene Hayes
• Ben Welden
• RRay Mayer
• John Arledge
• Addison Richards
• Frank Reicher

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