Prison Farm
PRISON MORE TERRIFYING THAN DEVIL'S ISLAND
1938 | 67m | English
Popularity: 2 (history)
| Director: | Louis King |
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| Writer: | Edwin V. Westrate, Stuart Anthony, Eddie Welch, Robert Yost |
| Staring: |
| 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: | Jun 17, 1938 |
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| Director: | Louis King |
| Writer: | Edwin V. Westrate, Stuart Anthony, Eddie Welch, Robert Yost |
| Genres: | Drama, Crime |
| Keywords | prison, robber, women's prison |
| Production Companies | Paramount Pictures |
| Box Office |
Revenue: $0
Budget: $0 |
| Updates |
Updated: Feb 02, 2026 Entered: Apr 25, 2024 |
| Name | Character |
|---|---|
| Shirley Ross | Jean Forest |
| Lloyd Nolan | Larry Harrison |
| John Howard | Dr. Roi Conrad |
| J. Carrol Naish | Noel Haskins |
| Porter Hall | Chiston R. Bradby |
| Esther Dale | Cora Waxley |
| May Boley | 'Shifty' Sue |
| Marjorie Main | Matron Brand |
| Anna Q. Nilsson | Matron Ames |
| Robert Brister | Joe Easy |
| Mae Busch | Trixie |
| Edwin J. Carlie | Mailman |
| Jimmy Conlin | Dave, the Grocer |
| Virginia Dabney | Prisoner Maisie |
| Dick Elliott | The Glenby Judge |
| Ethyl May Halls | Matron |
| Carl Harbaugh | Guard |
| William Holden | Prisoner |
| John Hubbard | Guard |
| Betty Mack | Prisoner |
| Howard M. Mitchell | Guard |
| Blanche Rose | Laundry Trustee |
| Bosy Roth | Waitress |
| Vera Steadman | Bit Role |
| Archie Twitchell | Telegraph Operator |
| Phil Warren | Injured Prisoner |
| Ruth Warren | Prisoner Josie |
| Pat West | Station Agent |
| Cecil Weston | Matron |
| Gloria Williams | Bit Role |
| Charles C. Wilson | Reardon |
| Diane Wood | Prisoner Dolly |
| John Hart | 'Texas' Jack |
| Name | Job |
|---|---|
| Louis King | Director |
| Edwin V. Westrate | Story |
| Stuart Anthony | Screenplay |
| Eddie Welch | Screenplay |
| Robert Yost | Screenplay |
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| 2026 | 1 | 3 | 7 | 0 |
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