Betrayed Women (1955)
The governor tasks attorney Jeff Darrow with conducting an inquiry into the alleged mistreatment of the female prisoners at Bayou Reformatory. Mrs. Ballard, the superintendent of the prison, opposes the investigation, especially since her dim-witted brother, Cletus, oversees the prison's bloodhounds. Jeff's former fiancé, Nora Collins, is now an inmate after stealing to save her brother, and she is frustrated with the prison's abusive practices, particularly those of guard Darcy. Honey Blake and Kate attempt to use Cletus in a failed escape attempt, but they then try to flee again by taking Jeff, Nora, and Mrs. Ballard as hostages. Mabry, Kate's criminal lover, learns of the escape and races ahead to retrieve the $50,000 she had hidden, aware that Kate will go there.
Books with substantial mentioning of Betrayed Women
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James Robert Parish Prison Pictures from Hollywood, Plots, Critiques, Casts and Credits for 293 Theatrical and Made-for-Television Releases Jefferson, North Carolina, and London, 1991 |
Books with an entry on Betrayed Women
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Larry Langman and David Ebner Hollywood's Image of the South, A Century of Southern Films Westport, Connecticut - London, 2001 |
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Alan G. Fetrow Feature Films, 1950 - 1959, a United States Filmography Jefferson, NC, 1999 |
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