A flood has swept over a river, flooding a prison and causing all sorts of damage. When the doctor becomes ill, a prisoner (Henry Wilcoxin) who was once a doctor takes over after one of the nurses (Rochelle Hudson) assigned to help the doctor recognizes him. The prisoner doctor is used by force to help several other prisoners escape, and is later believed to be the mastermind. Only the faith of the nurse believing his innocence gives him any hope that he can be acquitted and freed.
All of this is told in a little less than an hour so we don't really get to know these characters very well or some much needed background story. The original release was 14 minutes longer than what ended up on the DVD so it is very apparent some major plot points are missing. It appears that a whole reel of what lead Wilcoxin to going to prison might have been either cut or lost. Wilcoxin, best known for Cecil B. DeMille epics such as "Cleopatra" and "The Crusades", is the hero. Hudson, once a young leading lady, is relegated to "B" status here; Bernadene Hayes is her wise-cracking sidekick, sort of a poor man's Eve Arden or Joan Blondell. Minerva Urecal (best known from her appearance in a few of Bela Lugosi's Monogram films, most notably "The Corpse Vanishes") is on hand for a bit as the third nurse. The opening stock footage of a real flood is the best part of the film, closely followed by a chase sequence at the end.
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