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1938 film by Louis King From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Prison Farm is a 1938 American crime film directed by Louis King, and written by Eddie Welch, Robert Yost and Stuart Anthony. It stars Shirley Ross, Lloyd Nolan, John Howard, J. Carrol Naish, Porter Hall, Esther Dale and May Boley. It was William Holden’s film debut. The film was released on June 17, 1938.[1][2]
Prison Farm | |
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Directed by | Louis King |
Screenplay by | Eddie Welch Robert Yost Stuart Anthony |
Story by | Edwin V. Westrate |
Produced by | William LeBaron |
Starring | Shirley Ross Lloyd Nolan John Howard J. Carrol Naish Porter Hall Esther Dale May Boley |
Cinematography | Harry Fischbeck |
Edited by | Edward Dmytryk |
Production company | |
Distributed by | Paramount Pictures |
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Running time | 67 minutes |
Country | United States |
Language | English |
Jean Forest gets in a relationship with criminal Larry Harrison, even though she is advised not to, he wants to elope to Canada and Jean gives up her job to go with him. On the way they are arrested for a small crime and Harrison pleads guilty in hope of going to a local farm prison, but it turns out to be a brutal penal colony.
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