Women Escapees (11 May 1959)

Following an unplanned prison escape, convicted killers Lita Morgan and Caroline Craig leave a trail of robbery and murder in their wake.

Director:

Jack Herzberg

Writer:

Jack Rock

Stars:

Broderick Crawford, William Boyett, Carol Thurston

Cast

Episode complete credited cast:
Broderick Crawford	...	Chief Dan Mathews
William Boyett	...	Sergeant Williams
Carol Thurston	...	Lita Morgan
Joan Granville	...	Caroline Craig
Moody Blanchard	...	Bus Driver
Vance Skarstedt	...	Officer Larrabee
John Hedloe	...	Carjack Victim
Jane Hampton	...	Dry Cleaners' Cashier
Art Gilmore	...	Narrator (voice)

Storyline

Convicted murderers Lita Morgan and Caroline Craig make an unplanned escape from Rendell State Prison when a guard suffers a heart attack. They stop (and kill) a passing motorist and are able to use his car to get into a nearby town to steal clothes, money, and guns. They abandon the car and hijack a bus in a rural area in order to get through a Highway Patrol roadblock, but Dan Mathews and Sergeant Williams are suspicious of the bus's apparent paucity of passengers and follow it. The two women abandon the bus and make a desperate bid for freedom by separating, but they are physically and psychologically unable to cope with the rough terrain and the Highway Patrol's relentless pursuit.

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Plot Keywords:

heart attack | dead prison guard | prison guard

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Genres:

Action | Crime | Drama

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Details

Language:

English

Release Date:

11 May 1959 (USA)

Company Credits

Production Co:

ZIV Television Programs

Technical Specs

Runtime:

30 min

Sound Mix:

Mono (Westrex Recording System)

Color:

Black and White

Aspect Ratio:

1.33 : 1

Did You Know?

Quotes

Lita Morgan: [Crouches over prostrate carjack victim] Well, maybe we... we better tie him up or something.
Caroline Craig: [Looks closely at victim's face] I don't think we gotta bother. He's dead.
Lita Morgan: You sure?
Caroline Craig: Positive.
Lita Morgan: Well, let's get him out of here!

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