Prison Nurse
1938 film by James Cruze
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Prison Nurse is a 1938 American drama film directed by James Cruze and written by Earl Felton and Sidney Salkow. It is based on the 1934 novel Prison Nurse by Louis Berg. The film stars Henry Wilcoxon, Marian Marsh, Bernadene Hayes, Ben Welden, Ray Mayer and John Arledge. The film was released on March 1, 1938, by Republic Pictures.[1][2][3]
Directed byJames Cruze
Screenplay byEarl Felton
Sidney Salkow
Sidney Salkow
Story byAdele Buffington
Based on
Prison Nurse
by Louis Berg
by Louis Berg
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| Directed by | James Cruze |
| Screenplay by | Earl Felton Sidney Salkow |
| Story by | Adele Buffington |
| Based on | Prison Nurse by Louis Berg |
| Produced by | Herman Schlom |
| Starring | Henry Wilcoxon Marian Marsh Bernadene Hayes Ben Welden Ray Mayer John Arledge |
| Cinematography | Ernest Miller |
| Edited by | William Morgan |
| Music by | Alberto Colombo |
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| Distributed by | Republic Pictures |
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Running time | 67 minutes |
| Country | United States |
| Language | English |
Plot
A typhoid fever breaks out in a state prison and the prison's only doctor gets sick, there are only 3 nurses at the prison to administer vaccines and take care of the inmates, but some are planning to use the chaos to escape.
Cast
- Henry Wilcoxon as Dale
- Marian Marsh as Judy
- Bernadene Hayes as Pepper Clancy
- Ben Welden as Gaffney
- Ray Mayer as Jackpot
- John Arledge as Mousie
- Addison Richards as Warden Benson
- Frank Reicher as Doctor Hartman
- Minerva Urecal as Sutherland
- Selmer Jackson as Parker
- Fred Kohler Jr. as Miller
- Norman Willis as Deputy
