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5.0/10   54 votes
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Director:
Edward L. Cahn
Writers:
Lou Rusoff (screenplay)
Lou Rusoff (story)
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Release Date:
July 1956 (USA) more
Genre:
Crime | Drama more
Tagline:
What happens to girls without men? more
Plot:
Anne Carson, meeting the seamy side of prison life, finds that everyone thinks she knows where un-recovered bank loot is. full summary | add synopsis
User Comments:
Good Genre Film more

Cast

  (Cast overview, first billed only)
Richard Denning ... Rev. Fulton
Joan Taylor ... Anne Carson
Adele Jergens ... Jenny
Helen Gilbert ... Melanee
Lance Fuller ... Paul Anderson
Jane Darwell ... Matron Jamieson
Raymond Hatton ... Pop Carson
Phyllis Coates ... Dorothy
Diana Darrin ... Meg (short redhead)

Mae Marsh ... 'Grandma' Edwards
Laurie Mitchell ... Phyllis (tall blonde)
Luana Walters ... Cellblock guard
Riza Royce ... Party chaperone guard
Lottie Salisbury ... Pianist at party
Edmund Cobb ... Work-gang guard
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Additional Details

Runtime:
87 min
Country:
USA
Language:
English
Sound Mix:
Mono
Certification:
Australia:M

Fun Stuff

Trivia:
In 1956, American International Pictures released this film on a double bill with Hot Rod Girl (1956). more
Movie Connections:
Referenced in Girls in Prison (1994) (TV) more
Soundtrack:
TOM'S BEAT more

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8 out of 9 people found the following comment useful:-
Good Genre Film, 15 May 2005
10/10
Author: wiluxe-2 from Austin, Texas

I bought a VHS copy of this odd little women-in-prison film on eBay because it featured the sublime Phyllis Coates (the first "Lois Lane" on television and, arguably, the best ever) in a supporting role as 'Dorothy', a disturbed inmate. A small but memorable role for Phyllis here: oddly enough her character assumes every new female inmate is a woman named 'Lois' who broke up her family and led her to murder someone.

Lots of great-looking women inmates throughout the film. Prison life is pretty rough, with lots of meaningless busywork for the inmates.

The opening scene is pretty avant garde; the director deserves credit for his experimental approach to introducing the characters.

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