John CromwellCast
Eleanor Parker 
Agnes Moorehead Ellen Corby 
Hope Emerson Betty Garde Jan Sterling
Credits
Written by: Virginia Kellogg
Plot
A young, innocent woman, Marie, is sent to a women's prison for being an accessory to a robbery, and the film shows the brutality of the prison that turns her into a hardened criminal, with Eleanor Parker.
Sinekatalog’s take
A harsh and influential women's-prison drama.Sinekatalog’s own editorial review – not a user or critic quote.
Ratings
IMDb: 7.6 / 10 (5,720 votes)
IMDb rating and vote count from the IMDb ratings dataset (October 2026). Scores change over time.
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