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So Young, So Bad

1950 1h 31m Drama LGBTQ+ List
Reviews 36% Audience Score 50+ Ratings
At the Elmview Corrective School for Girls, the facility's warden, Mr. Riggs (Cecil Clovelly), abuses prisoners and justifies his actions as strict discipline. Dr. John H. Jason (Paul Henreid), the school's head psychologist, and Ruth Levering (Catherine McLeod), an assistant, view Riggs' actions as unethical, and believe he's driving the prisoners further toward delinquency. They're proven correct when several girls at the school attempt an escape. Read More Read Less
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Dennis Schwartz Dennis Schwartz Movie Reviews The clumsily made melodrama, filled with banal dialogue and wooden acting, doesn't serve its progressive prison reform cause well. Rated: C Jan 29, 2017 Full Review Read all reviews

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william k Well-meant, above-average girls' penitentiary drama is low-budget and exploitative, but with a liberal streak for reform. Rated 3 out of 5 stars 03/31/23 Full Review Audience Member Blobbo appreciate chance to see teen girls Anne Francis, Rita Moreno. (Blobbo have secret crush on Altera.) Cheap movie go on 1/2 hour too long. Rated 3 out of 5 stars 01/17/23 Full Review Audience Member "B" movie about social reform vs institutional bullying. Great script & casting - Henreid made more $ off this film than any other in his career! Rated 4.5 out of 5 stars 01/25/23 Full Review Audience Member 50's exploitation fodder more notable as the screen bows of Anne Francis, Rita Moreno and Anne Jackson than anything else. Rated 2 out of 5 stars 02/27/23 Full Review Audience Member another grrls behind bars pic also rita moreno's (billed as rosita moreno) screen debut & anne francis too Rated 2.5 out of 5 stars 01/21/23 Full Review Read all reviews
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Synopsis At the Elmview Corrective School for Girls, the facility's warden, Mr. Riggs (Cecil Clovelly), abuses prisoners and justifies his actions as strict discipline. Dr. John H. Jason (Paul Henreid), the school's head psychologist, and Ruth Levering (Catherine McLeod), an assistant, view Riggs' actions as unethical, and believe he's driving the prisoners further toward delinquency. They're proven correct when several girls at the school attempt an escape.
Director
Bernard Vorhaus
Producer
Edward J. Danziger, Harry Lee Danziger
Screenwriter
Jean Rouverol, Bernard Vorhaus, Jean Rouverol, Bernard Vorhaus
Production Co
Danziger Productions
Genre
Drama, LGBTQ+
Original Language
English
Release Date (Streaming)
Sep 1, 2016
Runtime
1h 31m
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