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 Tropp is a sponsor for a ...
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Cast
| Cast overview, first billed only: | |||
| Mamie Van Doren | ... | Penny Lowe | |
| Lori Nelson | ... | Jane Lowe | |
| John Russell | ... | Russ Tropp | |
| Don Burnett | ... | Bob Steele | |
| Eddie Cochran | ... | Bong | |
| Lurene Tuttle | ... | Judge Cecilia Steele Tropp | |
| Yvonne Lime | ... | Baby | |
| Jeanne Carmen | ... | Lillibet | |
| Robert Foulk | ... | Sheriff Mitch Bowers | |
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Wayne Taylor | ... | Duke |
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Jered Barclay | ... | Ralph (as Jerry Barclay) |
| Keith Richards | ... | Angelo | |
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Valerie Reynolds | ... | Arkie |
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Lucita | ... | Margaritia |
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Glenn Dixon | ... | Jack Landis |
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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 Tropp is a sponsor for a local prison work program and the women are put in the cotton fields to work off their sentence. Tropp marries the middle-aged widowed judge in order to ensure a stable supply of cheap labor 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 falls in love with Jane, and Penny dreams of making it big in showbiz. Written by Ed Sutton <esutton@mindspring.com>
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abuse of power | sister | skinny dipping | catfight | women's prison |Taglines:
Turns a searing spotlight on teen-age 'cons' in a House of Correction! See more »Genres:
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Country:
USALanguage:
EnglishRelease Date:
1957 (Argentina) See more »Also Known As:
Anonyma koritsia See more »Filming Locations:
Bakersfield, California, USACompany Credits
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Mono (RCA Sound Recording)Color:
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Judge Cecilia Steele Tropp: Oh, no, no! Russ wouldn't do a thing like that!
Bob Steele: What do you mean he wouldn't do it? He's doing it! Mother, I saw the empty cans.
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Written by Les Baxter and Lenny Adelson
Performed by Mamie Van Doren (uncredited)
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Russ Tropp's car is a 1957 Imperial Crown Southampton coupe. 4,885 were made with a MSRP of $4,736 ($43,200 in 2018). Imperial was Chrysler's luxury brand, much as Lincoln is to Ford and Cadillac is to GM. See more »Quotes
Bob Steele: You know what I found out about that food? Tropp's feeding canned dog food and he calls it "beef stew"!Judge Cecilia Steele Tropp: Oh, no, no! Russ wouldn't do a thing like that!
Bob Steele: What do you mean he wouldn't do it? He's doing it! Mother, I saw the empty cans.
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Rolling StoneWritten by Les Baxter and Lenny Adelson
Performed by Mamie Van Doren (uncredited)
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The story of an unscrupulous cotton farm owner who uses the local correction system for his personal profit, the focus of "Untamed Youth" is really the unbridled sexuality of rock and roll, then in its infancy.
Consider this tagline: "Starring the girl built like a platinum powerhouse-- Mamie Van Doren." The film offers some scenes of rock and roll dancing awkwardly shoehorned into the scenes of dramatic social injustice. And those scenes of dancing are not bad, despite the corny gyrations of Van Doren. The story as a whole is a mess.
Best viewed as a novelty, "Untamed Youth" fits perfectly into the genre of low-grade drive-in movie fare.