Girls in Chains

71 minutesCountryUnited StatesLanguageEnglish

Girls in Chains is a 1943 American women in prison film directed by Edgar G. Ulmer and starring Arline Judge.^[1]

Plot

Johnny Moon is a mob boss who controls everything from politicians to a profitable women's reformatory he secretly runs. He has ruined many lives, including that of Helen Martin, a teacher, and her sister Jean.

A political reformer, Frank Donovan, is able to persuade Helen to go undercover behind bars, posing as a teacher of the inmates, to unearth evidence that will prove Moon's abuse of the incarcerated women. She ultimately succeeds, but not before placing her life in grave danger.

Cast

• Arline Judge as Helen Martin
• Roger Clark as Frank Donovan
• Robin Raymond as Rita Randall
• Barbara Pepper as Ruth
• Dorothy Burgess as Mrs. Peters
• Clancy Cooper as Marcus
• Addison Randall as Johnny Moon
• Patricia Knox as Jean Moon
• Sid Melton as Pinkhead
• Russell Gaige as Dalvers
• Emmett Lynn as Lionel Cleeter
• Richard Clarke as Tom Havershield
• Betty Blythe as Mrs. Grey

References

External links

• Girls in Chains at the AFI Catalog of Feature Films
• Girls in Chains at IMDb
• Girls in Chains at the TCM Movie Database
• Girls in Chains is available for free viewing and download at the Internet Archive