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PRISON MORE TERRIFYING THAN DEVIL'S ISLAND
6.8 / 10 IMDb June 17, 1938 1h 7m
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!)
Director
Runtime
1h 7m
Release Date
June 17, 1938
Genre
Drama, Crime
Status
Released
Languages
English
Country
United States of America
Cast
Shirley Ross
as Jean Forest
Lloyd Nolan
as Larry Harrison
John Howard
as Dr. Roi Conrad
J. Carrol Naish
as Noel Haskins
Porter Hall
as Chiston R. Bradby
Esther Dale
as Cora Waxley
May Boley
as 'Shifty' Sue
Marjorie Main
as Matron Brand
Anna Q. Nilsson
as Matron Ames
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Robert Brister
as Joe Easy
Mae Busch
as Trixie
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Edwin J. Carlie
as Mailman
Jimmy Conlin
as Dave, the Grocer
Virginia Dabney
as Prisoner Maisie
Dick Elliott
as The Glenby Judge
No photo
Ethyl May Halls
as Matron
Carl Harbaugh
as Guard
William Holden
as Prisoner
John Hubbard
as Guard
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Betty Mack
as Prisoner
Production Companies
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