Untamed Youth (1957)

Sisters Jane and Penny are arrested for hitchhiking on their way to Los Angeles when they stop for a quick skinny dip in a rural town. Local agricultural magnate Trump is a sponsor for a ... See full summary »

Director:

Howard W. Koch

Writers:

John C. Higgins, Stephen Longstreet (story)

Stars:

Mamie Van Doren, Lori Nelson, John Russell

Cast

Cast overview, first billed only:
Mamie Van Doren	...	Penny Lowe
Lori Nelson	...	Jane Lowe
John Russell	...	Russ Tropp
Don Burnett	...	Bob Steele
Glenn Dixon	...	Jack Landis
Lurene Tuttle	...	Judge Cecilia Steele Tropp
Yvonne Fedderson	...	Baby (as Yvonne Lime)
Jeanne Carmen	...	Lillibet
Robert Foulk	...	Sheriff Mitch Bowers
Wayne Taylor	...	Duke
Jered Barclay	...	Ralph (as Jerry Barclay)
Keith Richards
Valerie Reynolds	...	Arkie
Lucita	...	Margaritia
Eddie Cochran	...	Bong

Storyline

Sisters Jane and Penny are arrested for hitchhiking on their way to Los Angeles when they stop for a quick skinny dip in a rural town. Local agricultural magnate Trump is a sponsor for a local prison work program and the women get put in the fields to work off their sentence. Trump is dating the widowed judge in order to ensure a stable supply of cheap labor in order to undercut his competition. The prisoners suffer ill treatment, but the judge's son has signed on as a hired hand and begins to figure out the scam as he begins falling in love with Jane, and Penny dreams of making it big in showbiz.

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Plot Keywords:

sister | abuse of power | song | small town law | sociopath | 

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Taglines:

Kids gone wrong -- and the 'Farm's' disgraceful penal abuse!

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Genres:

Drama

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Details

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Release Date:

19 July 1957 (West Germany)

Also Known As:

Anonyma koritsia

Filming Locations:

Bakersfield, California, USA

Company Credits

Production Co:

Aubrey Schenck Productions

Technical Specs

Runtime:

80 min

Sound Mix:

Mono (RCA Sound System)

Color:

Black and White

Aspect Ratio:

1.66 : 1

Did You Know?

Trivia

In 1957, this film was distributed on a double bill with Hell's Crossroads featuring Robert Vaughn.

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Quotes

Lillibeth: Don't hit me in the mouth again, you'll break my dental plate.

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Connections

Referenced in What's My Line?: Episode dated 24 March 1957 (1957)

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Soundtracks

"GO, GO, CALYPSO"
Written by Les Baxter
Performed by Mamie Van Doren

User Reviews

MAMIE AT HER PEAK WITH GOOD SUPPORT!

This cool (1958, not 1957) bouncy fable with Mamie V. Doren & other good actors with good rock n' roll songs and a PLOT blows away other "exploitation" films made under Warner Bros. (B-movie) department. Mamie doesn't even hog screen time with her cool sister, played by Lori Nelson (the younger sister by one year), ...great dancing by actors, great locale and set, cinematography, issues, sexy girls, corruption, cotton-pickin', cops, black and white, an amusing cook named Pinky who spouts philosophy, clean towels and bad pay....Lurene Tuttle (from PSYCHO and MA BARKER'S KILLER BROOD) as a corrupt, in-love 50 yr.old with a clean-cut son who is a good guy, AND Mamie piping out 3 songs at appropriate times (while people rock n' roll) with keeping her threads on and being sexier than ever AND INNOCENT OF ALL CHARGES.

An 8 out of 10, for sure. I'm very surprised of the rating of this film by the voters. Oh, well...See it again..it's a cool cat! I'm stunned and perplexed by the seemingly lackadaisical response by the IMDb public..seriously. Has geriatric boobism taken over the spines of folks watching a fun, (with relevant issues) in a undoubtedly exploitation flick of the late 50's, but the recurrence of good times is always prevalent in this very decent plot. The timing of the first song in first 20 minutes comes right out of nowhere, but the second song in the cotton field is like...OKAY. And these are the fun parts of this dramady that kicks it completely (as a B-movie). But, people should stand up for their tastes (or lack of). Once again, an 8 out of 10. Best performance = Mamie Van Doren. A cleverly written poem of Southwest Justice and all of the girls are beautiful in this movie (which helps when there's a real plot).

The final twists and turns of the final 1/2 hour shows why Elvis' post-Army color movies were all BAD. Anyway, I'm sure I'm babbling now, but give this one a shot; you won't be disappointed even if you're not into Mamie Van Doren or this style of analytic form about late 50's pseudo-exploit-low budget W. Bros B-movies. Try to find this movie...it's really nice.