Women in Prison(1938)
The superintendent of a women's prison is pressured to pardon a member of a criminal gang. When she refuses, her daughter is framed on a manslaughter charge and sent to prison.
Movie: Women in Prison
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Ann Wilson
Bob Wayne
Barney Morse
Daisy Saunders
Maggie
Martha Wilson
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Jerry Banks
Florence
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