

Overview
A women's prison provides the setting for this drama that centers around a naive small-town woman framed by a man whom she met in a nightclub in the big city. She is not welcomed by the inmates and immediately the prisoners are divided.
Top Cast

Lynne Roberts
Jeanne Crail

Virginia Christine
Bernice Meyers

Marion Martin
Dixie

Adele Mara
Harriet

Tom Keene
Barton Sturgis

Geraldine Wall
Head Matron Marsden

Tala Birell
Alma Vlasek

Norma Varden
Mrs. Thelma Holt

Mary Newton
Dr. Gale Warren

Steve Barclay
Smiley Gordon

Erskine Sanford
Professor O'Neill

Sarah Edwards
Dormitory Matron
Key Film Crew
Production Stats
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