''Girls in Chains'' is a 1943 American
women in prison film directed by
Edgar G. Ulmer and starring
Arline Judge
Margaret Arline Judge (February 21, 1912 – February 7, 1974) was an American actress singer who worked mostly in low-budget B movies, but gained some fame for habitually marrying.
Early years
Arline Judge was born in Bridgeport, Connecti ...
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Plot
Johnny Moon is a mob boss who controls everything from politicians to a profitable women's penitentiary he 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 an inmate, 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
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Arline Judge
Margaret Arline Judge (February 21, 1912 – February 7, 1974) was an American actress singer who worked mostly in low-budget B movies, but gained some fame for habitually marrying.
Early years
Arline Judge was born in Bridgeport, Connecti ...
as Helen Martin
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Roger Clark as Frank Donovan
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Robin Raymond as Rita Randall
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Barbara Pepper
Barbara Pepper (born Marion Pepper; May 31, 1915 – July 18, 1969) was an American stage, television, radio, and film actress. She is best known as the first Doris Ziffel on the sitcom '' Green Acres''.
Early life and career
Marion Pepper ...
as Ruth
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Dorothy Burgess as Mrs. Peters
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Clancy Cooper as Marcus
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Addison Randall as Johnny Moon
*Patricia Knox as Jean Moon
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Sid Melton
Sidney Meltzer (May 22, 1917 – November 2, 2011), known professionally as Sid Melton, was an American actor. He played the roles of incompetent carpenter Alf Monroe in the CBS sitcom '' Green Acres'' and Uncle Charlie Halper, proprietor ...
as Pinkhead
*Russell Gaige as Dalvers
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Emmett Lynn as Lionel Cleeter
*Richard Clarke as Tom Havershield
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Betty Blythe
Betty Blythe (born Elizabeth Blythe Slaughter; September 1, 1893 – April 7, 1972) was an American actress best known for her dramatic roles in exotic silent films such as '' The Queen of Sheba'' (1921). She appeared in 63 silent films and 56 ...
as Mrs. Grey
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1943 films
American crime drama films
American black-and-white films
Films directed by Edgar G. Ulmer
1943 crime drama films
1940s English-language films
1940s American films
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