Director: John Cromwell

Writers: Virginia Kellogg; Bernard C. Schoenfeld

Music by: Max Steiner

Producer: Jerry Wald

Keywords: Crime, Women in Prison

An innocent young woman, convicted as an accessory to robbery, is sent to a prison run by a sadistic matron. The absolute best exemplar of its genre. Nominated for Best Actress, Best Supporting Actress, and Best Writing Oscars.

Name	Occupation	Birth	Death	Known for
Ellen Corby	Actor	3-Jun-1911	14-Apr-1999	Grandma on The Waltons
Jane Darwell	Actor	15-Oct-1879	13-Aug-1967	The bird woman in Mary Poppins
Hope Emerson	Actor	29-Oct-1897	25-Apr-1960	Caged
Sheila MacRae	Actor	24-Sep-1924	6-Mar-2014	Alice Kramden on The Jackie Gleason Show
Agnes Moorehead	Actor	6-Dec-1900	30-Apr-1974	Endora on Bewitched
Eleanor Parker	Actor	26-Jun-1922	9-Dec-2013	Interrupted Melody
Lee Patrick	Actor	22-Nov-1901	21-Nov-1982	Henrietta Topper on Topper
Jan Sterling	Actor	3-Apr-1921	26-Mar-2004	Ace in the Hole

CAST

Starring
Eleanor Parker	...   Marie Allen
With
Agnes Moorehead	...   Ruth Benton
Ellen Corby	...   Emma
Hope Emerson	...   Evelyn Harper
Betty Garde	...   Kitty Stark
Jan Sterling	...   Smoochie
Lee Patrick	...   Elvira Powell
Olive Deering	...   June
Jane Darwell	...   Isolation Matron
Gertrude Michael	...   Georgia Harrison
Sheila Stevens	...   Helen

REVIEWS

Review by dyinglikeflies (posted on 16-Sep-2007)

One of the first "women in prison" movies, it set the pattern: Innocent girl jailed because of a misunderstanding or a man who done her wrong, gets kicked around by her cell-mates and the guards and, soon enough, is a hardened babe ready to be set loose on the world as a real criminal. Movie is populated by very good actresses, so the weak plot is beside the point- it's great to watch these ladies at work.

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