Prison Nurse
Seen it?1938 | 67 min | Drama
Monday Morning Maybeearly ratingWhy it’s a Monday Morning Maybe
With almost no lasting buzz and soft box office, this one could be a tough watch. Keep your phone handy.
Based on critics, audiences, awards, box office and buzz. Details below.Is it for you?
- Who'll love it
- Made for anyone who loves a strong drama. If you loved The Great Escape, start here.
- The mood
- Thoughtful and character-driven.
- The pace
- Takes its time with its characters, at 1 hr 7 min.
- What might put you off
- Made in 1938: an older pace and style.
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.
How it earned its rating
- CriticsNot counted
Not enough reviews on record yet
- AudiencesNot counted
Not measured yet: not enough ratings
- AwardsNot counted
No major awards or nominations
- Reach & staying powerBelow par
Streaming release that reached a small audience so far; still draws a steady audience long after release
- Buzz & cultural impactWeak
About 665 people sought it out in the past year
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Cast & crew
Directed by James Cruze
- Henry WilcoxonDale
- Marian MarshJudy
- Bernadene HayesPepper Clancy
- Ben WeldenGaffney
- Ray MayerJackpot
- John ArledgeMousie
- Addison RichardsWarden Benson
- Frank ReicherDoctor Hartman
- Minerva UrecalSutherland
- Selmer JacksonParker