Millionaires in Prison

Millionaires in Prison

Self-crowned king of a gray-walled world of treacherous men... He out-schemed, out-talked, out-fought them all!

1940 · 64 min · ★ 6.1 · Crime, Drama

A crop of millionaire inmates struggle to get accustomed to prison life, while inmate Nick Burton watches out for everyone's interests on the inside.

Directed by Ray McCarey · Written by Lynn Root

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