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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. Maries harsh experiences turn her from doe-eyed innocent to hard-nosed con.
Naive 19-year old Marie Allen is incarcerated for being an accessory to a minor robbery committed by her husband Tom, who was killed during the robbery. The prison, populated primarily by hardened career criminals, is run by warden Ruth Benton, who is trying to reform the penal system by running a humanistic prison. However she is at odds with sadistic matron Evelyn Harper, who is in charge of Maries cell block. Evelyn runs her cell block the way she wants despite Bentons directives, and takes bribes from the charge with the most money to offer. Maries time is rough, as she slowly learns that playing by the legitimate rules will get her nowhere, especially with Harper operating by her own sadistic rules. In addition, Marie is pregnant and has little to no support outside the prison walls to support her and her expanding family. Marie ultimately changes to a more hardened inmate after a series of events including her baby being taken away from her, the suicide of a fellow model inmate following a parole denial, and Maries own parole denial for circumstances beyond her control. Marie changes for good after being placed in solitary confinement due to an altercation with Harper. Although Harper does eventually get her comeuppance, Marie decides, against the sage advice of lifer Millie Lewis, to take the most expedient way out by joining forces with the inmate with criminal connections on the outside. Despondent Benton knows that Marie will unfortunately be back behind bars.
Eleanor Parker
Marie Allen
Agnes Moorehead
Ruth Benton
Ellen Corby
Emma Barber
Hope Emerson
Evelyn Harper
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Kitty Stark
Jan Sterling
Jeta Kovsky - aka Smoochie
Lee Patrick
Elvira Powell
Olive Deering
June Roberts - Inmate
Jane Darwell
Isolation Matron
Gertrude Michael
Georgia Harrison
Sheila MacRae
Helen
Gertrude Astor
Inmate
George Baxter
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Guy Beach
Mr. Cooper
Don Beddoe
Commissioner Sam Walker
Gail Bonney
Inmate
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