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The Weak and the Wicked (1954)

The sensational naked shame expose of women's prisons!

Genre : Drama

Runtime : 1H 28M

Director : J. Lee Thompson

Synopsis

Jean Raymond an upper class woman with a gambling addiction, is given a twelve-month prison sentence resulting from her inability to pay her debts. At first she is overwhelmingly depressed by life in the women's prison; gradually, however, her misery is relieved by the many close friends she makes there. This sympathetic drama traces the contrasting lives and often faltering progress of the inmates of a women's prison.

Actors

Glynis Johns
Glynis Johns
Jean Raymond
Diana Dors
Diana Dors
Betty Brown
John Gregson
John Gregson
Dr. Michael Hale
Olive Sloane
Olive Sloane
Nellie Baden
Rachel Roberts
Rachel Roberts
Pat
Jane Hylton
Jane Hylton
Babs Peters
Athene Seyler
Athene Seyler
Millie Williams
Sybil Thorndike
Sybil Thorndike
Mabel Wicks, Millie's friend
Sid James
Sid James
Syd Baden
Eliot Makeham
Eliot Makeham
Grandad Baden
Anthony Newley
Anthony Newley
Bob Baden
Simone Silva
Simone Silva
Tina
Ursula Howells
Ursula Howells
Pam Vickers
Jean Taylor Smith
Jean Taylor Smith
Prison Governor (Grange)
Cecil Trouncer
Cecil Trouncer
Presiding Judge
Edwin Styles
Edwin Styles
Seymour
Joan Haythorne
Joan Haythorne
Prison Governor (Blackdown)
Joyce Heron
Joyce Heron
Prison Matron Arnold
Anthony Nicholls
Anthony Nicholls
Prison Chaplain
Josephine Stuart
Josephine Stuart
Andy
Paul Carpenter
Paul Carpenter
Joe, Bab's boyfriend
A.E. Matthews
A.E. Matthews
Harry Wicks, Mabel's beau
Barbara Couper
Barbara Couper
Prison Doctor
Mary Merrall
Mary Merrall
Mrs Skinner
Marjorie Rhodes
Marjorie Rhodes
Suzie
Josephine Griffin
Josephine Griffin
Miriam
Thea Gregory
Thea Gregory
Nancy
Tom Gill
Tom Gill
Shop Assistant
Herbert C. Walton
Herbert C. Walton
'Blue Eyes', the gardener
Irene Handl
Irene Handl
Waitress
Sandra Dorne
Sandra Dorne
Stella
Bessie Love
Bessie Love
Prisoner
Marjorie Stewart
Marjorie Stewart
Prisoner
Hannah Watt
Hannah Watt
Prison Matron
Margaret Diamond
Margaret Diamond
Prison Matron
Maureen Pryor
Maureen Pryor
Prison Matron
Ruth Dunning
Ruth Dunning
Prison Matron
Kathleen Michael
Kathleen Michael
Prison Matron
Jean Anderson
Jean Anderson
Policewoman in Court
Ballard Berkeley
Ballard Berkeley
Police Detective
Victor Harrington
Victor Harrington
Shopper who bumps into Nellie
Frank Hawkins
Frank Hawkins
Store Detective
Charles Saynor
Charles Saynor
Policeman

Crews

J. Lee Thompson
J. Lee Thompson
Director
Joan Henry
Joan Henry
Novel
J. Lee Thompson
J. Lee Thompson
Writer
Anne Burnaby
Anne Burnaby
Writer
Victor Skutezky
Victor Skutezky
Producer
Leighton Lucas
Leighton Lucas
Original Music Composer
Gilbert Taylor
Gilbert Taylor
Director of Photography

Posters and backgrounds

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