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The Weak and the Wicked is a British film of genre Drama directed by J. Lee Thompson released in USA on 18 july 1954 with Glynis Johns
The Weak and the Wicked (1954)
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Add to a movie listReleased in USA 18 july 1954
Length 1h21
Directed by J. Lee Thompson
OriginUnited-kingdom
Genres Drama
Themes Prison films
Rating63%
The Weak and the Wicked (called Young and Willing in the United States) is a 1954 British drama film directed by J. Lee Thompson based on the book by his wife, Joan Henry, starring Glynis Johns, and Diana Dors.
Based on a best-selling book and prison experiences of author Joan Henry, director J. Lee Thompson's prison saga explores the life of inmates behind bars where innocence is lost in the world of vice. Despite its pulpy pot-boiler title, the film settles for earnest social drama over melodrama.
Synopsis
Frank "women in prison" story that sympathetically tracks several inmates through their imprisonment and subsequent return to society. Some are successfully rehabilitated; some are not.Actors
Glynis Johns
(Jean Raymond)
Diana Dors
(Betty Brown)
John Gregson
(Dr. Michael Hale)
Olive Sloane
(Nellie Baden)
Rachel Roberts
(Pat)
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