Movie: Prison Farm

Top 10 Billed Cast

Shirley Ross
Shirley Ross

Jean Forest

Lloyd Nolan
Lloyd Nolan

Larry Harrison

John Howard
John Howard

Dr. Roi Conrad

J. Carrol Naish
J. Carrol Naish

Noel Haskins

Porter Hall
Porter Hall

Chiston R. Bradby

Esther Dale
Esther Dale

Cora Waxley

May Boley
May Boley

'Shifty' Sue

Marjorie Main
Marjorie Main

Matron Brand

Anna Q. Nilsson
Anna Q. Nilsson

Matron Ames

Robert Brister
Robert Brister

Joe Easy

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    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!)

  • Release Date

    1938-06-17

  • Average

    5.7

  • Rating:

    2.9 starts
  • Tagline

    PRISON MORE TERRIFYING THAN DEVIL'S ISLAND

  • Genres

  • Languages:

    English
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