Prison Farm
Seen it?1938 | 67 min | Drama, Crime
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 crime-drama fans. If you loved Body Heat, start here.
- The mood
- Dark and gritty.
- 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.
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!)
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 2K people sought it out in the past year
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Cast & crew
Directed by Louis King
- Shirley RossJean Forest
- Lloyd NolanLarry Harrison
- John HowardDr. Roi Conrad
- J. Carrol NaishNoel Haskins
- Porter HallChiston R. Bradby
- Esther DaleCora Waxley
- May Boley'Shifty' Sue
- Marjorie MainMatron Brand
- Anna Q. NilssonMatron Ames
- Robert BristerJoe Easy