House of Women (1962)

Director:

Walter Doniger
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Writer:

Crane Wilbur

Genre:

Crime | Drama

Tagline:

What The Streets Don't Teach This Jail Does!

Plot:

Drama about a young woman, Erica, who is wrongly implicated in a crime and sent to prison for five years, where she faces deplorable conditions. With the aid of the warden, she sets out to prove her innocence. |

Plot Keywords:

Women In Prison | Pregnancy And Incarceration | W.i.p | Lesbian | Birth In Prison

Cast

Shirley Knight	...	Erica Hayden
Andrew Duggan	...	Warden Frank Cole
Constance Ford	...	Sophie Brice
Barbara Nichols	...	Candy Kane
Margaret Hayes	...	Zoe Stoughton
Jeanne Cooper	...	Helen Jennings
Virginia Gregg	...	Mrs. Hunter
Patricia Huston	...	Doris
Jason Evers	...	Dr. F.M. Conrad
Jennifer Howard	...	Addie Gates
Caroline Richter	...	Clemens
Gayla Graves	...	Jackie
Colette Jackson	...	Aggie
Jacqueline Scott	...	Mrs. Stevens
Paul Lambert	...	Richard Dunn
Carolyn Komant	...	Nan
Virginia Capers	...	Sarah
Drew Vigen	...	Tommy
Laurie Sheridan	...	Robin
rest of cast listed alphabetically:
Allyson Ames	...	Bette (uncredited)
Gail Bonney	...	Matron (uncredited)
Jeanne Carmen	...	Inmate (uncredited)
Anna Lee Carroll	...	Inmate (uncredited)
Judy Clark	...	Inmate Secretary (uncredited)
Samuel Colt	...	Reporter (uncredited)
Sylvia Daneel	...	Ann (uncredited)
Mina Dillard	...	Mimi (uncredited)
Helen Eby-Rock	...	Mrs. Leighton (uncredited)
Shirley Falls	...	Inmate (uncredited)
Madeline Foy	...	Inmate (uncredited)
Mary Foy	...	Inmate (uncredited)
Eloise Hardt	...	Inmate (uncredited)
Elizabeth Harrower	...	Mrs. Potter (uncredited)
Lori Kaye	...	Diane (uncredited)
Rita Kenaston	...	Todd (uncredited)
Larry Kent	...	Reporter (uncredited)
Patricia King	...	Inmate (uncredited)
Lyle Latell	...	Guard (uncredited)
Terry Loomis	...	Inmate (uncredited)
Barbara Mansell	...	Mrs. Bartlett (uncredited)
Mina Martinez	...	Pat (uncredited)
Ellen Marty	...	Inmate (uncredited)
Natalie Masters	...	Matron (uncredited)
June Michele	...	Inmate (uncredited)
Ray Montgomery	...	Mr. Powell (uncredited)
Al Page	...	Reporter (uncredited)
Lawrence Parke	...	Reporter (uncredited)
Lonnie Pierce	...	Inmate (uncredited)
Grace Raynor	...	Secretary (uncredited)
Myrna Ross	...	Deputy (uncredited)
Desiree Sumarra	...	Marge (uncredited)

Directed by
Walter Doniger
Crane Wilbur		(uncredited)

Writing credits (in alphabetical order)
Crane Wilbur

Produced by
Bryan Foy	....	producer

Original Music by
Howard Jackson

Cinematography by
Harold E. Stine		(as Harold Stine)

Film Editing by
Leo H. Shreve

Art Direction by
Leo K. Kuter

Set Decoration by
John P. Austin		(as John Austin)

Costume Design by
Alexis Davidoff
Florence Hackett

Makeup Department
Gordon Bau	....	makeup supervisor
Peggy McDonald	....	hair stylist
Jean Burt Reilly	....	supervising hair stylist
Lou LaCava	....	makeup artist (uncredited)

Second Unit Director or Assistant Director
Al Alleborn	....	assistant director
Russell Saunders	....	assistant director

Sound Department
Robert B. Lee	....	sound

Stunts
Russell Saunders	....	stunts (uncredited)

Camera and Electrical Department
John Monte	....	still photographer

Music Department
Max Steiner	....	composer: stock music (uncredited)

Other crew
Meta Rebner	....	script supervisor

Production Companies

• Bryan Foy Productions

Distributors

• Warner Bros. Pictures (1962) (USA) (theatrical)
• Warner Home Video (2011) (USA) (DVD) (DVD-R)

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Runtime:

85 min

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Color:

Black and White

Sound Mix:

Mono (RCA Sound Recording)

Filming Locations:

Warner Brothers Burbank Studios - 4000 Warner Boulevard, Burbank, California, USA

Company:

Bryan Foy Productions

Trivia:

Produced by Bryan Foy, of the original Seven Little Foys, two of his sisters, Mary Foy and Madeline Foy also appear in the film in uncredited roles as inmates.

Movie Connections:

Remake of Caged (1950)

House of High Melodrama

HOUSE OF WOMEN is an ultra-rarity in its own sub-genre, the Women's Prison Picture. It's not on the high artistic level of CAGED (1950), nor does it have the dramatic conviction of WOMEN'S PRISON (1955). Yet this film is more than worth seeing for its dynamic cast and several scenes of high, over-the-top melodrama. The great Shirley Knight was near the start of her career and she is sympathetic enough to involve viewers with her story. The rest of the cast features several nearly forgotten, but very talented actresses: Virginia Gregg, Jeanne Cooper, Barbara Nichols and another great, Constance Ford. Ford resists most opportunities to chew scenery, but she delivers a strongly entertaining performance. Also look for the still-acting-today Jacqueline Scott in a small role. On the male side, Andrew Duggan and Jason Evers do as well as could be expected in this female-dominated environment. Is HOUSE OF WOMEN camp? Well, maybe a tiny bit. But it's a must-see for fans of this sub-genre.