''House of Women'' is a 1962 American crime drama directed by Crane Wilbur, starring

Shirley Knight Shirley Knight Hopkins (July 5, 1936 – April 22, 2020) was an American actress who appeared in more than 50 feature films, television films, television series, and Broadway and Off-Broadway productions in her career, playing leading and charac ...

and Andrew Duggan.

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, who was hired to direct the film, was fired and replaced by Wilbur 10 days into shooting.

Plot

Erica Hayden (Knight) is a young expectant mother wrongly implicated in a crime and sent to prison for five years. Erica learns that she must find a guardian for her daughter or she will become a

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. Frank Cole, the warden, becomes infatuated with Erica and effectively blocks her chances for parole. When another inmate's child dies, the woman becomes deranged. Erica prevents a tragedy and earns the right to be freed to be with her daughter, and Warden Cole's unethical methods come to light.

Cast

as Erica Hayden * Andrew Duggan as Warden Frank Cole *

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as Sophie Brice * Barbara Nichols as Candy Kane *

Margaret Hayes Margaret Hayes (born Florette Regina Ottenheimer; December 5, 1913 – January 26, 1977) was an American film, stage, and television actress. Early years Hayes was born in Baltimore, Maryland (some sources say Pottsville, Pennsylvania) into a ...

as Zoe Stoughton *

Jeanne Cooper Wilma Jeanne Cooper (October 25, 1928 – May 8, 2013) was an American actress, best known for her role as Katherine Chancellor on the CBS soap opera ''The Young and the Restless'' (1973–2013). At the time of her death, she was eighth on the ...

as Helen Jennings * Virginia Gregg as Mrs. Hunter *

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as Doris * Jason Evers as Dr. F.M. Conrad * Jennifer Howard as Addie Gates * Caroline Richter as Clemens * Gayla Graves as Jackie * Colette Jackson as Aggie *

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as Mrs. Stevens *

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as Richard Dunn * Lyle Latell as Sam

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* * * * * 1962 films 1962 crime drama films American crime drama films American black-and-white films Films directed by Crane Wilbur Warner Bros. films Women in prison films 1960s English-language films 1960s American films {{1960s-crime-drama-film-stub

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