The Company She Keeps is a 1951 American drama film directed by John Cromwell and starring Lizabeth Scott, Jane Greer and Dennis O'Keefe. It was produced and distributed by RKO Pictures. Cromwell's film of the previous year, Caged, also concerned a woman sent to prison. It marked Jeff Bridges' film debut.
| The Company She Keeps | |
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| Directed by | John Cromwell |
| Written by | Ketti Frings |
| Produced by | John Houseman Sid Rogell |
| Starring | Lizabeth Scott Jane Greer Dennis O'Keefe |
| Cinematography | Nicholas Musuraca |
| Edited by | Robert Swink |
| Music by | Leigh Harline |
Production company | |
| Distributed by | RKO Radio Pictures |
Release date |
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Running time | 82 minutes |
| Country | United States |
Plot
editReleased from prison after serving two years on a check-forging charge, Mildred Lynch changes her name to Diane Stuart and moves to Los Angeles.
Parole officer Joan Willburn finds her a job at a hospital. Diane repays her by stealing Joan's boyfriend, Larry Collins, after he comes to the hospital to visit a patient.
Diane hides the relationship from Joan and hides her past from Larry. Once she finally finds out, Joan graciously accepts the new relationship but warns Diane that to get married, she must first seek approval from the parole board, which will be under a legal obligation to contact Larry.
Despite all the help Joan has been, Diane accuses her of trying to sabotage her romance and also her parole, after Diane is arrested for a drug theft at the hospital for which ex-convict Tilly Thompson is responsible. She runs away until Larry lets her know that, thanks to Joan, the charges have been dismissed.
Cast
edit- Lizabeth Scott as Joan
- Jane Greer as Diane
- Dennis O'Keefe as Larry
- Fay Baker as Tilly
- John Hoyt as Judge Kendall
- James Bell as Mr. Neeley
- Don Beddoea s Jamieson
- Bert Freed as Smitty
- Irene Tedrow as Mrs. Seeley
- Marjorie Wood as Mrs. Haley
- Marjorie Crossland as Mrs. Griggs
- Virginia Farmer as Mrs. Harris
- Theresa Harris as Lilly Johnson
- Victoria Horne as Marcia Guston
- Charles Wagenheim as Pete
- Virginia Vincent as Annabelle Bird
- Kenneth Tobey as Rex Fisher
- Beau Bridges as Obie
- Frances Morris as Mrs. McLean
- Adrienne Marden as Amy Bower
- Kathleen Freeman as Josie
Reception
editThe film recorded a loss of $315,000.[2]
References
edit- ^ "The Company She Keeps: Detail View". American Film Institute. Retrieved September 26, 2022.
- ^ Richard Jewell & Vernon Harbin, The RKO Story. New Rochelle, New York: Arlington House, 1982 p256
External links
edit- The Company She Keeps at IMDb
- The Company She Keeps at the TCM Movie Database
- The Company She Keeps at AllMovie
- The Company She Keeps at the AFI Catalog of Feature Films
- The Company She Keeps at Rotten Tomatoes
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