

Prison Nurse
1938, English. Directed by James Cruze.
A Maelstrom of Human Emotions!
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.
- Runtime
- 1h 7m
- Post-credits
- None listed
- Language
- English
- Rated
- NR
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- Released
- 2 March 1938
- Country
- United States of America
- Written by
- Sidney Salkow, Earl Felton
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Prison Nurse runs 67 minutes (1h 7m).
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What movies are like Prison Nurse?
If you liked Prison Nurse, try The Devil at 4 O'Clock, The Prisoner of Shark Island, Miss Marple: They Do It with Mirrors.
Who directed Prison Nurse?
Prison Nurse (1938) was directed by James Cruze and stars Henry Wilcoxon, Marian Marsh, Bernadene Hayes.