Jean Moorhead
Paula Parkins
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Synopsis
An affluent teenager leads her friends into a series of increasingly serious crimes. A job offered by an older criminal appears to promise easy money but leaves the girls exposed when the plan goes wrong. The film follows their escalation through a strongly moralizing account of delinquency and parental neglect.
Cast
DirectorsWilliam Morgan
Historical context
Ed Wood contributed the screenplay without receiving screen credit, with William Morgan directing. The production belongs to the 1950s cycle of sensational films about juvenile delinquency, combining lurid incidents with a cautionary message about family authority and social responsibility.
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Work catalogued as public domain in the United States.
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Availability checked on September 10, 2026.
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- Jean Moorhead — William Morgan · Public domain
- Barbara Weeks — William Morgan · Public domain
- I. Stanford Jolley — William Morgan · Public domain
- Timothy Farrell — Edward D. Wood Jr (director) · Public domain
