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Director:
Writers:
Fanya Foss (screenplay)
Fanya Foss (story)
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Release Date:
9 October 1945 (USA) more
Genre:
Tagline:
The VIOLENT, UNVARNISHED TRUTH about the scores of thousands of young girls who recklessly toss away home ties for a life of dangerous thrills!
Plot:
Diana Leslie is rescued from drowning by reporter Chris Williams. The latter believes it is an attempted... more | add synopsis
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Awards:
Nominated for 2 Oscars. more
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Cast

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Lola Lane ... Irene Mitchell
Sheldon Leonard ... Chris Williams
Pamela Blake ... Diana Leslie
Elisha Cook Jr. ... Jimmy Lobo
Paul Guilfoyle ... Steve Raymond
Constance Worth ... Flo
Claudia Drake ... Marianna Mason
Virginia Brissac ... Mrs. Leslie
Thomas E. Jackson ... Police Captain Reilly (as Thomas Jackson)
Evelyn Eaton ... Alice (as Evelynne Eaton)
Peggy Lou Bianco ... Peggy Leslie
Fred Kohler Jr. ... Ted Leslie (as Fred Kohler)
Walter Baldwin ... Wilbur Harris
Robert Emmett Keane ... Ed Blake
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Additional Details

Runtime:
69 min
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Aspect Ratio:
1.37 : 1 more
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Fun Stuff

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When Pamela Blake sings "Call Me", the voice we hear is actually that of Claudia Drake who plays a supporting role in the same film. more
Soundtrack:
The Cat and the Canary more

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3 out of 3 people found the following review useful.
Is this a lost film?, 31 July 2002
Author: (aandersen@landmark.edu) from Putney, VT

It's extremely rare that a film from the forties could be lost, but it seems the case with this one. The Producers Releasing Corporation was a very small distribution company and most of its product seems to exist only as deteriorating prints owned by television studios. Les Adams' summary on this site was so extensive I contacted him but this detailed summary is all from memory of a viewing many many years ago. It does not exist in any archive holdings and seems to have disappeared. It was nominated for two Oscars in 1945 - Musical Scoring and Song.

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