Prison Nurse

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]

Prison Nurse
Theatrical release poster
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
Production company	Republic Pictures
Distributed by	Republic Pictures
Release date	March 1, 1938 (1938-03-01)
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