A Very Young Lady (1941)

Durante lo que parecían unas tranquilas vacaciones de Navidad en una academia de señoritas, cinco de las jóvenes más atrevidas, esconden a sus novios dentro de la escuela para celebrar una emocionante fiesta de Navidad que durará toda la noche. Lo que no saben es que un asesino anda suelto...

Cuando una maestra de entrometidos en una escuela de niñas encuentra una carta de amor de un estudiante a un hombre desconocido, un escándalo menor estalla. Supuso el primer papel de cierta enjundia para Tyrone Power, que se labraría una extensa filmografía en la Fox.

Indianapolis has one of the lowest high school graduation rates in the country. Night School follows three adult students living in the city’s more impoverished neighborhoods as they attempt to earn their diplomas while juggling other difficult responsibilities and realities. Through their stories, the filmmakers explore many issues that low-income Americans deal with, including unjust minimum wage and working conditions, arbitrary legal hindrances, and race and gender inequality.

At the Dimsdale Hall Finishing School, Assistant Dean Emily Godsall declares that any student who associates herself with swing music will be severely punished. Complications develop when she finds out that her boyfriend, a chemistry professor at the school, is also a well-known swing bandleader.