Women's Prison (1955 film)
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 Theatrical release poster | |
| Directed by | Lewis Seiler |
| Produced by | Bryan Foy |
| Screenplay by |
Crane Wilbur Jack DeWitt |
| Story by | Jack DeWitt |
| Starring |
Ida Lupino Jan Sterling Cleo Moore |
| Music by | Mischa Bakaleinikoff |
| Cinematography | Lester White |
| Edited by | Henry Batista |
Production company | |
| Distributed by | Columbia Pictures |
Release dates |
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Running time | 79 minutes |
| Country | United States |
| Language | English |
Women's Prison is a 1955 film prison noir directed by Lewis Seiler and starring Ida Lupino, Jan Sterling and Cleo Moore.[1]
The movie is noted today for the appearance of Moore, and for Lupino's performance as the aggressively cruel warden. In the 1980s this movie became rather popular, Sony Pictures subsequently released it in the box-set Bad Girls of Film Noir: Volume II along with One Girl's Confession and Over-Exposed.
Plot
A ruthless superintendent of a prison (Lupino) makes life hell for the female inmates.
Cast
- Ida Lupino as Amelia van Zandt
- Jan Sterling as Brenda Martin
- Cleo Moore as Mae
- Audrey Totter as Joan Burton
- Phyllis Thaxter as Helene Jensen
- Howard Duff as Dr. Crane
- Warren Stevens as Glen Burton
- Barry Kelley as Warden Brock
- Gertrude Michael as Matron Sturgess
- Vivian Marshall as Dottie LaRose
- Mae Clarke as Matron Saunders
- Ross Elliott as Don Jensen
- Adelle August as Grace
- Don C. Harvey as Chief Guard Tierney
- Juanita Moore as "Polly" Jones
Reception
Critical response
The staff at Variety magazine praised some of the actors in the film, "Sterling scores nicely as a tough moll, Cleo Moore is a typical femme inmate and Vivian Marshall, as an ex-stripteaser gone wrong, shines in some amusing impersonations."[2]
References
- ↑ Women's Prison at the American Film Institute Catalog.
- ↑ Variety. Staff film review, 1955. Accessed: August 15, 2013.
External links
- Women's Prison at the American Film Institute Catalog
- Women's Prison at the Internet Movie Database
- Women's Prison at AllMovie
- Women's Prison at the TCM Movie Database
- Women's Prison film trailer on YouTube
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