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Girls in Prison (1956)

Girls in Prison poster
Directed by
Edward L. Cahn
Genre
sexploitation film
Country
United States
Runtime
1h 28m
Rated
NR
Rating
4.5 of 10 from 8 voters
Elsewhere
IMDb

How it feels

A young woman gets convicted as an accomplice to a bank robbery and goes to an all-female prison. She has to navigate the harsh conditions and the other inmates.

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What happens

Girls in Prison is a 1956 American sexploitation women in prison drama film about a young woman who is convicted of being an accomplice to a bank robbery and is sent to an all-female prison. The film was directed by Edward L. Cahn, and stars Richard Denning, Joan Taylor, and Mae Marsh. American International Pictures released the film as a double feature with Hot Rod Girl. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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