''Betrayed Women'' is a 1955 American
crime film
Crime films, in the broadest sense, is a film genre inspired by and analogous to the crime fiction literary genre. Films of this genre generally involve various aspects of crime and its detection. Stylistically, the genre may overlap and combine ...
directed by
Edward L. Cahn
Edward L. Cahn (February 12, 1899 – August 25, 1963) was an American film director.
Early life and education
Cahn was born in Brooklyn, New York. He went to work at Universal Pictures in 1917 while still a student at UCLA.
Career
...
and written by
Steve Fisher. The film stars
Carole Mathews
Carole Mathews (born Jean Deifel, also credited as Jeanne Francis; September 13, 1920 – November 6, 2014) was an American film and television actress.
Early years
Born in Montgomery, Illinois, near Chicago, Mathews lived with her grandmothe ...
,
Beverly Michaels
Beverly Eileen Michaels (December 29, 1927 – June 9, 2007) was an American B-movie actress and Pin-up girls, cheesecake model of the 1950s.
Career
Michaels began her career at the age of 16 in 1944 as a showgirl at Billy Rose's Diamond Horse ...
,
Peggy Knudsen
Margaret Ann "Peggy" Knudsen (April 22, 1923 – July 11, 1980) was an American character actress.
Early life
She was born Margaret Ann Knudsen in Duluth, Minnesota. Her father was Conrad Knudsen, Duluth's fire chief. Her ancestors were Irish an ...
,
Tom Drake
Tom or TOM may refer to:
* Tom (given name), a diminutive of Thomas or Tomás or an independent Aramaic given name (and a list of people with the name)
Characters
* Tom Anderson, a character in '' Beavis and Butt-Head''
* Tom Beck, a character ...
,
Sara Haden
Sara Haden (born Catherine Haden, November 17, 1898 – September 15, 1981) was an American actress of the 1930s through the 1950s and in television into the mid-1960s. She may be best remembered for appearing as Aunt Milly Forrest in 14 entrie ...
,
John Dierkes
John Dierkes (February 10, 1905 – January 8, 1975) was an American actor who appeared in a number of classic Hollywood films. Before becoming an actor, he had been an economist.
Life and career
Dierkes was born on February 10, 1905 in C ...
and
Esther Dale
Esther Dale (November 10, 1885 – July 23, 1961) was an American actress of the stage and screen.
Early years
Dale was born in Beaufort, South Carolina. She attended Leland and Gray Seminary in Townshend, Vermont. In Berlin, Germany, she stud ...
. The film was released on July 17, 1955, by
Allied Artists Pictures.
Plot
Cast
*
Carole Mathews
Carole Mathews (born Jean Deifel, also credited as Jeanne Francis; September 13, 1920 – November 6, 2014) was an American film and television actress.
Early years
Born in Montgomery, Illinois, near Chicago, Mathews lived with her grandmothe ...
as Kate Morrison
*
Beverly Michaels
Beverly Eileen Michaels (December 29, 1927 – June 9, 2007) was an American B-movie actress and Pin-up girls, cheesecake model of the 1950s.
Career
Michaels began her career at the age of 16 in 1944 as a showgirl at Billy Rose's Diamond Horse ...
as Honey Blake
*
Peggy Knudsen
Margaret Ann "Peggy" Knudsen (April 22, 1923 – July 11, 1980) was an American character actress.
Early life
She was born Margaret Ann Knudsen in Duluth, Minnesota. Her father was Conrad Knudsen, Duluth's fire chief. Her ancestors were Irish an ...
as Nora Collins
*
Tom Drake
Tom or TOM may refer to:
* Tom (given name), a diminutive of Thomas or Tomás or an independent Aramaic given name (and a list of people with the name)
Characters
* Tom Anderson, a character in '' Beavis and Butt-Head''
* Tom Beck, a character ...
as Jeff Darrow
*
Sara Haden
Sara Haden (born Catherine Haden, November 17, 1898 – September 15, 1981) was an American actress of the 1930s through the 1950s and in television into the mid-1960s. She may be best remembered for appearing as Aunt Milly Forrest in 14 entrie ...
as Darcy
*
John Dierkes
John Dierkes (February 10, 1905 – January 8, 1975) was an American actor who appeared in a number of classic Hollywood films. Before becoming an actor, he had been an economist.
Life and career
Dierkes was born on February 10, 1905 in C ...
as Cletus Ballard
*
Esther Dale
Esther Dale (November 10, 1885 – July 23, 1961) was an American actress of the stage and screen.
Early years
Dale was born in Beaufort, South Carolina. She attended Leland and Gray Seminary in Townshend, Vermont. In Berlin, Germany, she stud ...
as Mrs. Ballard
*Paul Savage as Baby Face
*Darlene Fields as Mrs. Mabry
*John Damler as Joe Mabry
*
G. Pat Collins as Hostage Guard
*Burt Wenland as Guard
*Pete Kellett as Guard
References
External links
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{{Edward L. Cahn
1955 films
1950s English-language films
American crime films
1955 crime films
Allied Artists films
Films directed by Edward L. Cahn
Films set in prison
Women in prison films
1950s prison films
1950s American films
American black-and-white films