Girls on the Loose is a 1958 American crime film noir directed by Paul Henreid and starring Mara Corday, Lita Milan and Barbara Bostock.[3]
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| Directed by | Paul Henreid |
| Screenplay by | Alan Friedman Dorothy Raison Allen Rivkin.[1] |
| Story by | Alan Friedman Dorothy Raison Julian Harmon |
| Produced by | Edward B. Barison Richard Kay Harry Rybnick |
| Starring | Mara Corday Lita Milan Barbara Bostock Mark Richman |
| Cinematography | Philip Lathrop |
| Edited by | Edward Curtiss |
Production company | Jewell Enterprises |
| Distributed by | Universal Pictures |
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Running time | 78 minutes[2] |
| Country | United States |
| Language | English |
Plot
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Vera (Mara Corday) runs a nightclub that's really a front for her secret operation: an all-female crime ring that's been pulling off heist after heist. The gang does a major job with the help of Agnes (Abby Dalton), a new recruit and insider with access to a bank's payroll. But then the nervous Agnes threatens to squeal, so Vera has her rubbed out. And when Vera's good-girl sister, Helen (Barbara Bostock), starts dating suspicious policeman Bill (Mark Richman), Vera gets cutthroat.
Cast
edit- Mara Corday as Vera Parkinson
- Lita Milan as Marie Williams
- Barbara Bostock as Helen Parkinson
- Peter Mark Richman as Police Lt. Bill Hanley (as Mark Richman)
- Joyce Barker as Joyce Johanneson
- Abby Dalton as Agnes Clark
- Jon Lormer as Doctor
- Ronald Green as Danny
- Fred Kruger as Mr. Grant
- Paul Lambert as Joe
- Monika Henreid as Lilly (as Monica Elizabeth Henreid)
Reception
editWriting for Turner Classic Movies, critic Nathaniel Thompson described the film as a "low-budget oddity" that is "a proud member [of] the girl gang genre," but which is "elevated by a strong, provocative lead bad girl in the form of Corday."[4]
References
edit- ^ "Girls on the Loose (1958) - Full Credits - TCM.com". Turner Classic Movies.
- ^ "Girls on the Loose". IMDb. April 1958. Retrieved 29 April 2018.
- ^ "Girls on the Loose (1958) - Overview - TCM.com". Turner Classic Movies. Retrieved 29 April 2018.
- ^ Thompson, Nathaniel. "Girls on the Loose (1958)". TCM. Turner Classic Movies Inc. Retrieved 2022-09-06.
External links
edit- Girls on the Loose at IMDb
- Girls on the Loose at the AFI Catalog of Feature Films
- Girls on the Loose at the TCM Movie Database
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