Prison Farm
PRISON MORE TERRIFYING THAN DEVIL'S ISLAND
NR 1938 · 67 min · ★ 6.8 · Drama, 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!)
Directed by Louis King · Written by Edwin V. Westrate
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Shirley Ross Jean Forest -
Lloyd Nolan Larry Harrison -
John Howard Dr. Roi Conrad -
J. Carrol Naish Noel Haskins -
Porter Hall Chiston R. Bradby -
Esther Dale Cora Waxley -
May Boley 'Shifty' Sue -
Marjorie Main Matron Brand -
Anna Q. Nilsson Matron Ames - R Robert Brister Joe Easy
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Mae Busch Trixie - E Edwin J. Carlie Mailman
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