

Prison Nurse
1938-03-02 · 67 min · ★ 5.6
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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- Directors
- James Cruze
- Production companies
- Republic Pictures
- Countries
- United States of America
- Status
- Released
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Henry WilcoxonDale
Marian MarshJudy
Bernadene HayesPepper Clancy
Ben WeldenGaffney
John ArledgeMousie
Addison RichardsWarden Benson
Frank ReicherDoctor Hartman
Minerva UrecalSutherland
Selmer JacksonParker
Fred Kohler Jr.Miller
Norman WillisDeputyTitle information and images are supplied by TMDb. Explore our discovery guide for advice on comparing metadata and legal viewing options.
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