Millionaires in prison / RKO Radio Pictures, Inc. presents ; produced by Howard Benedict ; screen play by Lynn Root and Frank Fenton ; directed by Ray McCarey.
Publisher:
Warner Bros. Home Entertainment,
Copyright Date:
2017
Description:
1 videodiscs (64 min.) : sound, black and white ; 4 3/4 in.
Lee Tracy, Linda Hayes, Raymond Walburn, Morgan Conway, Truman Bradley,Virginia Vale, Cliff Edwards, Paul Guilfoyle, Thurston Hall, Chester Clute, Shemp Howard, Horace MacMahon, Thomas E. Jackson, Elliott Sullivan, Selmer Jackson, Jack Arnold. "This disc is expected to play back in DVD video Play Only devices and may not play back in other DVD devices, including records and PC drives."--Container. Originally released as motion picture in 1940. Full screen (1.37:1).
Summary:
Five millionaires who have run afoul of the law are sent to prison, where they fall under the kindly supervision of Nick Burton, the humanitarian "czar" of the convicts. Because of Nick's intervention, young Dr. William Collins, who has been jailed for reckless driving, continues his valuable experiments with the deadly Malta fever virus under the supervision of the prison physician Dr. Lindsey. To facilitate the experiments, Nick convinces millionaires Bruce Vander and Harold Kellogg, who are in prison for income tax evasion resulting from corporate mismanagement, to donate enough money to insure a quartet of human guinea pigs. Meanwhile, Nick's vigilance prevents millionaires James Brent and Sidney Keats, two stock swindlers, from fleecing the inmate population with phony copper stock. After his experiment proves successful and he finds the cure for Malta fever, Dr. Collins has his medical license and respect restored and both he and Nick win paroles for their valuable contributions.
Series:
Warner Bros. Home Entertainment Group archive collection
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