Frightened 19-year-old Marie Allen gets sent to an Illinois penitentiary for being an accomplice in an armed robbery. A sympathetic prison head tries to help, but her efforts are subverted by cruel matron Evelyn Harper. Marie's harsh experiences turn her from doe-eyed innocent to hard-nosed con.

Starring:

Eleanor Parker , Agnes Moorehead , Ellen Corby , Hope Emerson , Betty Garde , Jan Sterling , Lee Patrick , Olive Deering , Jane Darwell , Gertrude Michael , Sheila MacRae

Genre:

Crime, Drama, Film-Noir