A young delinquent is sent to prison for a statutory rape.A young delinquent is sent to prison for a statutory rape.A young delinquent is sent to prison for a statutory rape.
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Patty McCormack
- Margaret
- (as Miss Patty McCormack)
Joanna Douglas
- Mrs. Stossel
- (as Johanna Douglas)
George Taylor
- Self
- (as George F. Taylor)
Joseph Julian
- Narrator
- (voice)
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The Warden: How would you like to work around my private garden?
Frances 'Frankie' Stossel: I don't think you have to ask me that, warden.
The Warden: No, I suppose not. However, you'll still have to spend your nights in your cell.
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Poorly Wrought Message Film
Richard Meade is convicted of statutory rape and sentenced to 'Jacktown', the Michigan state prison in Jackson.
It's a rambling story about him, his buddies on the outside, and the attempts of the warden and his pretty daughter (played by Patty McCormack) to rehabilitate him. He runs into some rough types in prison as he tries to keep his head down. The acting is pretty poor, the dialogue is well-meaning but amateurish, and the deliveries range from reading-it-of-a-board-with-no-comprehension to simple; blame writer-director William Martin, who seems to have never heard that if you want to deliver a message, try Western Union. Still, the camerawork, editing and score are pretty good. If the actors were better, it might have worked.
It's a rambling story about him, his buddies on the outside, and the attempts of the warden and his pretty daughter (played by Patty McCormack) to rehabilitate him. He runs into some rough types in prison as he tries to keep his head down. The acting is pretty poor, the dialogue is well-meaning but amateurish, and the deliveries range from reading-it-of-a-board-with-no-comprehension to simple; blame writer-director William Martin, who seems to have never heard that if you want to deliver a message, try Western Union. Still, the camerawork, editing and score are pretty good. If the actors were better, it might have worked.
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- boblipton
- Sep 14, 2019
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- Runtime1 hour 2 minutes
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- 1.37 : 1
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