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So Young, So Bad

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At the Elmview Corrective School for Girls, the facility's warden, Mr. Riggs (Cecil Clovelly), abuses prisoners and justifies his actions as strict discipline. Dr. John H. Jason (Paul Henreid), the school's head psychologist, and Ruth Levering (Catherine McLeod), an assistant, view Riggs' actions as unethical, and believe he's driving the prisoners further toward delinquency. They're proven correct when several girls at the school attempt an escape.
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Dennis Schwartz Dennis Schwartz Movie Reviews Jan 29, 2017
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The clumsily made melodrama, filled with banal dialogue and wooden acting, doesn't serve its progressive prison reform cause well. Go to Full Review Read all reviews

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Blobbo X @Blobbo May 5, 2020 Blobbo appreciate chance to see teen girls Anne Francis, Rita Moreno. (Blobbo have secret crush on Altera.) Cheap movie go on 1/2 hour too long. See more Oct 2, 2017 "B" movie about social reform vs institutional bullying. Great script & casting - Henreid made more $ off this film than any other in his career! See more Dec 11, 2015 50's exploitation fodder more notable as the screen bows of Anne Francis, Rita Moreno and Anne Jackson than anything else. See more Jul 17, 2013 another grrls behind bars pic also rita moreno's (billed as rosita moreno) screen debut & anne francis too See more Read all reviews
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Bernard Vorhaus

Director

Paul Henreid

Dr. John H. Jason

Catherine McLeod

Ruth Levering

Grace Coppin

Mrs. Beuhler

Cecil Clovelly

Mr. Riggs

Anne Francis

Loretta Wilson
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Synopsis At the Elmview Corrective School for Girls, the facility's warden, Mr. Riggs (Cecil Clovelly), abuses prisoners and justifies his actions as strict discipline. Dr. John H. Jason (Paul Henreid), the school's head psychologist, and Ruth Levering (Catherine McLeod), an assistant, view Riggs' actions as unethical, and believe he's driving the prisoners further toward delinquency. They're proven correct when several girls at the school attempt an escape.
Director
Bernard Vorhaus
Producer
Edward J. Danziger, Harry Lee Danziger
Screenwriter
Jean Rouverol, Bernard Vorhaus, Jean Rouverol, Bernard Vorhaus
Production Co
Danziger Productions
Genre
Drama, LGBTQ+
Original Language
English
Release Date (Streaming)
Sep 1, 2016
Runtime
1h 31m
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