A moll, imprisoned after participating in a bank robbery, helps with a breakout plot.
Directed by Howard Bretherton and William Keighley
prison
jealousy
revenge
female prisoner
bank robbery
pre-code
contempt
reformer
moll
forbidden hollywood
life of crime
stool pigeon
prison break attempt
women in prison
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Cast
Barbara Stanwyck
Nan Taylor
Preston Foster
David Slade
Lyle Talbot
Don
Dorothy Burgess
Susie
Lillian Roth
Linda
Maude Eburne
Aunt Maggie
Ruth Donnelly
Noonan
Harold Huber
Lefty Simons
Robert McWade
District Attorney Walter Simpson
Harry C. Bradley
Attendee at Revival Meeting (uncredited)
Louise Carter
Lefty’s Landlady (uncredited)
Davison Clark
Jail Chief (uncredited)
Crew
Howard Bretherton
Director
William Keighley
Director
John F. Seitz
Director of Photography
Raymond Griffith
Producer
Orry-Kelly
Costume Design
Eugene Joseff
Other
Popular Reviews
18 reviews
christy
6.0★ · 04/02/26
You can never go wrong with Barbara Stanwyck pre-code and this is no exception. The prison scenes are so entertaining, I love all the different characters and how they interact.
You can never go wrong with Barbara Stanwyck pre-code and this is no exception. The prison scenes are so entertaining, I love all the different characters and how they interact.
ZZAP
7.0★ · 02/14/26
Well, that wasn't a prison, it was more of a hostel.
Well, that wasn't a prison, it was more of a hostel.
Fer I
orange is the new black and white
orange is the new black and white
Nicky
6.0★ · 06/04/25
David Slade is such a bottom Mf literally got shot in the arm by the women he loves and proceeds to announce he is getting married with her AND HE ALSO WAITED 5 YEARS FOR HER She is a girl boss fr
David Slade is such a bottom Mf literally got shot in the arm by the women he loves and proceeds to announce he is getting married with her AND HE ALSO WAITED 5 YEARS FOR HER She is a girl boss fr
Mason Clark
6.6★ · 03/12/25
Barbara Stanwyck ripping cigs and knocking bitches out. Prison is fun actually
Barbara Stanwyck ripping cigs and knocking bitches out. Prison is fun actually
