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Prison Farm (1938)

Prison Farm poster
Directed by
Louis King
Genre
prison film, crime film
Country
United States
Runtime
1h 07m
Rated
NR
Rating
6.8 of 10 from 4 voters
Elsewhere
IMDb

How it feels

A young man is sent to a brutal prison farm. He struggles to survive the harsh conditions and corrupt officials.

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What happens

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, May Boley, and William Holden in his film debut. The film was released on June 17, 1938. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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