Prison Farm
1938 · 67 min · Director: Louis King
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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!)
Emotional fingerprint
Prison Farm (1938) — Movie. Top emotional signals: Sadness 30%, Disturbing 25%, Tension 20%. Source: AI estimate. Shares describe emotional signal, not percentages of people. Your experience may differ. How we measure
- Sadness30%
- Disturbing25%
- Tension20%
- Anger15%
- Empathy10%
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Why it feels this way
The strongest emotional signals are Sadness, Disturbing, Tension. Genres: Drama, Crime. AI estimate.
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Consider this title if you are looking for Sadness, Disturbing and Tension. Its IMDb rating of 6.2/10 suggests a generally positive audience reception. For these leading emotions, its Feel Score is 65/100.
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Cast
'Shifty' Sue
Trixie
Mailman
Prisoner Maisie
Matron
Guard
Guard
Prisoner
Details
- Directed by
- Louis King
- Written by
- Eddie Welch, Stuart Anthony, Edwin V. Westrate, Robert Yost
- Type
- Movies
- Released
- 1938
- Runtime
- 67 min
- Country
- United States of America
- Ratings
- Feels mostly
- Sadness
- Data updated
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