Prison Nurse

{{short description|1938 film by James Cruze}}

{{Infobox film

| name = Prison Nurse

| image = Prison Nurse poster.jpg

| alt =

| caption = Theatrical release poster

| director = James Cruze

| producer = Herman Schlom

| screenplay = Earl Felton
Sidney Salkow

| story = Adele Buffington

| based_on = {{based on|Prison Nurse|Louis Berg}}

| starring = Henry Wilcoxon
Marian Marsh
Bernadene Hayes
Ben Welden
Ray Mayer
John Arledge

| music = Alberto Colombo

| cinematography = Ernest Miller

| editing = William Morgan

| studio = Republic Pictures

| distributor = Republic Pictures

| released = {{Film date|1938|3|1}}

| runtime = 67 minutes

| country = United States

| language = English

| budget =

| gross =

}}

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.{{cite web|url=https://www.tcm.com/tcmdb/title/87167/prison-nurse |title=Prison Nurse (1938) - Overview |publisher=Turner Classic Movies |access-date=2015-10-30}}{{cite web|author=Hal Erickson |url=https://www.allmovie.com/movie/prison-nurse-v106704 |title=Prison Nurse (1938) - James Cruze |publisher=AllMovie |access-date=2018-09-01}}{{cite web|url=http://www.afi.com/members/catalog/DetailView.aspx?s=&Movie=7787 |title=Prison Nurse |publisher=Afi.com |access-date=2015-10-30}}

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==

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