Convicted Woman
| Convicted Woman | |
|---|---|
| Directed by | Nick Grinde |
| Written by | Martin Mooney Alex Gottlieb |
| Starring | Rochelle Hudson Frieda Inescort June Lang Glenn Ford |
| Distributed by | Columbia Pictures |
| Release date(s) | January 31, 1940 (USA) |
| Running time | 65 min |
| Country | EEUU |
| Language | English |
Convicted Woman (1940) is a Crime movie, starring Rochelle Hudson - Glenn Ford and directed by Nick Grinde
[edit] Plot
Betty Andrews (Rochelle Hudson), although innocent, is convicted of a theft of department stores and, despite the efforts of his lawyer Mary Ellis (Frieda Inescort) and a young journalist, Jim Brent (Glenn Ford), Betty is sentenced to a year in the Curtiss House of Correction. The Chief Matron correctional Brackett (Esther Dale) is very severe. Betty has the support of the prisoners "The Duchess" Frankie Mason (June Lang) and Nita Lavoro (Iris Meredith). When ten girls are allowed to go home for Thanksgiving day, promising that they have to return "The Duchess" Frankie, is angry about losing their privilege to Betty, and blames it. "The Duchess", to Betty arranges to be kidnapped and can not return to the appointed time
[edit] CAST
| Actor | Role |
|---|---|
| Rochelle Hudson | Betty Andrews |
| Frieda Inescort | Attorney Mary Ellis |
| June Lang | Georgia Mason |
| Lola Lane | Hazel Wren |
| Glenn Ford | Jim Brent (Reporter) |
| Iris Meredith | Nita Lavore |
| Lorna Gray | Frankie Mason |
| Esther Dale | Chief Matron Brackett |
| William Farnum | Commissioner McNeill |
| Mary Field | Gracie Dunn |
| Beatrice Blinn | May Sorenson |
| June Gittelson | Tubby |
| Dorothy Appleby | Daisy |
[edit] References
- A guide to American crime films of the forties and fifties by Larry Langman, Daniel Finn
