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Unjustly sentenced to serve time for her supposed role in an armed robbery, innocent 19-year-old Marie winds up in an Illinois penitentiary. Once there, she tries to adjust to life behind bars with the help of a kindly prison official. Brutalized by her fellow inmates and guards, Marie soon becomes pregnant--and her existence becomes a living nightmare.
Original Release
05/19/1950
US Release
05/19/1950
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Cast
| Name | Character |
|---|
| Eleanor Parker | Marie Allen |
| Agnes Moorehead | Ruth Benton |
| Ellen Corby | Emma Barber |
| Hope Emerson | Evelyn Harper |
| Betty Garde | Kitty Stark |
| Jan Sterling | Jeta Kovsky - aka Smoochie / Smoochie |
| Lee Patrick | Elvira Powell |
| Olive Deering | June Roberts - Inmate / June |
| Jane Darwell | Isolation Matron |
| Gertrude Michael | Georgia Harrison |
Directors
Writers
Virginia Kellogg, Bernard C. Schoenfeld
Cast
| Name | Character |
|---|
| Eleanor Parker | Marie Allen |
| Agnes Moorehead | Ruth Benton |
| Ellen Corby | Emma Barber |
| Hope Emerson | Evelyn Harper |
| Betty Garde | Kitty Stark |
| Jan Sterling | Jeta Kovsky - aka Smoochie / Smoochie |
| Lee Patrick | Elvira Powell |
| Olive Deering | June Roberts - Inmate / June |
| Jane Darwell | Isolation Matron |
| Gertrude Michael | Georgia Harrison |
| Sheila MacRae | Helen |
| Gertrude Astor | Inmate |
| George Baxter | Jeffries |
| Guy Beach | Mr. Cooper |
| Don Beddoe | Sam Walker / Commissioner Sam Walker |
| Gail Bonney | Inmate |
| Lovyss Bradley | Inmate |
| Ralph Brooks | Man in Car |
| Jean Calhoun | Inmate |
| Claudia Cauldwell | Inmate |
Producers
| Name | Role |
|---|
| Jerry Wald | Producer |
Editors
| Year | Type | Category | Won |
|---|
| 1951 | Oscar | Best Actress in a Leading Role | Nominated |
| 1951 | Oscar | Best Actress in a Supporting Role | Nominated |
| 1951 | Oscar | Best Writing, Story and Screenplay | Nominated |
