Prison Without Bars

"Women Without Men! - eager for life and love - turned into snarling animals - crying for revenge against a society that called them "bad"!"

1938 1h 17m EN

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★7.5TMDB · 2★6IMDB · 84

CrimeDramaRomance

Synopsis

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Suzanne, Renee, Nina and Marta all hate being in prison, being slapped and treated badly, and so all the girls are trying to escape. Madame Appel just causes chaos all the time, with her harsh manners. When Yvonne with her free-thinking ways is put in charge of the school for misbehaving girls, and asks them to tell her their complaints, they don't believe her at first. Yvonne is in love and about to marry the establishment's doctor, and it does not help that one teenage girl falls for him - and is corresponded. It's a hard life for the girls, and for the new female warden.

“Women Without Men! - eager for life and love - turned into snarling animals - crying for revenge against a society that called them "bad"!”

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Cast

Corinne Luchaire
Suzanne
Edna Best
Yvonne Chanel
Barry K. Barnes
Dr. Georges Marechal
Mary Morris
Renee
Lorraine Clewes
Alice
Sally Wisher
Julie
Martita Hunt
Mme. Appel
Margaret Yarde
Mlle. Artemise

Credits

Behind the camera

Director: Brian Desmond Hurst
Writers: Arthur Wimperis, Margaret Kennedy
Languages: English
Countries: United Kingdom

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RUNTIME

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Tight 77-minute runtime — shorter than most television pilots.

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2 / 8

ERA

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88 years old — a genuine piece of film history.

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3 / 8

RUNTIME

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Lean credit list — fewer than 30 people officially credited.

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4 / 8

DIRECTOR

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Directed by Brian Desmond Hurst, shot by Bernard Browne. Note their partnership — DPs and directors often return to each other across a career.

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5 / 8

CAST

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Corinne Luchaire and Edna Best and Barry K. Barnes carry the top of the cast.

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FACT

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Marketing tagline: "Women Without Men! - eager for life and love - turned into snarling animals - crying for revenge against a society that called them "bad"!".

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7 / 8

WILD

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IMDB entry: tt0030629 — still the authoritative cross-reference for credits and trivia.

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8 / 8

WILD

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Only 2 TMDB ratings — you're getting ahead of the curve on this one.

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The take

Brian Desmond Hurst directs. Bernard Browne behind the camera. Runs lean at under 100 minutes. Produced in United Kingdom. Dialogue in English.

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1Tight 77-minute runtime — shorter than most television pilots.
288 years old — a genuine piece of film history.
3Lean credit list — fewer than 30 people officially credited.
4Directed by Brian Desmond Hurst, shot by Bernard Browne. Note their partnership — DPs and directors often return to each other across a career.
5Corinne Luchaire and Edna Best and Barry K. Barnes carry the top of the cast.
6Marketing tagline: "Women Without Men! - eager for life and love - turned into snarling animals - crying for revenge against a society that called them "bad"!".
7IMDB entry: tt0030629 — still the authoritative cross-reference for credits and trivia.
8Only 2 TMDB ratings — you're getting ahead of the curve on this one.