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The Wayward Girl (1957)

The Wayward Girl poster
Directed by
Lesley Selander
Genre
drama film
Country
United States
Runtime
1h 11m
Rated
NR
Rating
8.0 of 10 from 2 voters
Elsewhere
IMDb

How it feels

A young woman struggles with family expectations and personal choices in a small town. She faces conflicts between her desires and the demands of those around her.

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What happens

The Wayward Girl is a 1957 American drama film directed by Lesley Selander, written by Houston Branch and Frederick Louis Fox and starring Marcia Henderson, Peter Walker, Katherine Barrett, Whit Bissell, Rita Lynn and Peg Hillias. It was released on September 22, 1957 by Republic Pictures. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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