The Violent Years
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| The Violent Years | |
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| Directed by | William Morgan |
| Produced by | Roy Reid |
| Written by | Edward D. Wood, Jr. |
| Starring | Jean Moorhead |
| Cinematography | William C. Thompson |
| Editing by | Gerard Wilson |
| Distributed by | Headliner Productions |
| Release date(s) |  1956 |
| Running time | 65 min. |
| Country | USA |
| Language | English |
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The Violent Years is a 1956 film starring Playboy Playmate Jean Moorhead as a high school student who gets involved in crime. The screenplay was written by Edward D. Wood, Jr..
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[edit] Plot
Paula Parkins (Moorhead), daughter of a local newpaper editor, has formed a gang with girls from her school and moonlights robbing gas stations. They dress in man's attire, leading the authorities to be unaware that they are female.
Paula's crimes begin to escalate, culminating in the destruction of a classroom at the behest of a "foreign power". This leads to a deadly shootout and Paula's ultimate fate.
[edit] Legacy
The Violent Years was covered in an episode of Mystery Science Theater 3000.
[edit] Trivia
The Violent Years was the most finincially successful of any film with creative input from Ed Wood.
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