United Kingdom / Feb 02, 1954 / PG
Overall average
5.0/10
Plot
Jean Raymond an upper class woman with a gambling addiction, is given a twelve-month prison sentence resulting from her inability to pay her debts. At first she is overwhelmingly depressed by life in the women's prison; gradually, however, her misery is relieved by the many close friends she makes there. This sympathetic drama traces the contrasting lives and often faltering progress of the inmates of a women's prison.
Main cast
Full cast
| Actor | Role |
|---|---|
| Sybil Thorndike | Mabel Wicks, Millie's friend |
| Sidney James | Syd Baden |
| Eliot Makeham | Grandad Baden |
| Anthony Newley | Bob Baden |
| Simone Silva | Tina |
| Ursula Howells | Pam Vickers |
| Jean Taylor Smith | Prison Governor (Grange) |
| Cecil Trouncer | Presiding Judge |
| Edwin Styles | Seymour |
| Joan Haythorne | Prison Governor (Blackdown) |
| Joyce Heron | Prison Matron Arnold |
| Anthony Nicholls | Prison Chaplain |
| Josephine Stuart | Andy |
| Paul Carpenter | Joe, Bab's boyfriend |
| A.E. Matthews | Harry Wicks, Mabel's beau |
| Barbara Couper | Prison Doctor |
| Mary Merrall | Mrs Skinner |
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| Marjorie Rhodes | Suzie |
| Josephine Griffin | Miriam |
| Thea Gregory | Nancy |
| Tom Gill | Shop Assistant |
| Herbert C. Walton | 'Blue Eyes', the gardener |
| Irene Handl | Waitress |
| Sandra Dorne | Stella |
| Bessie Love | Prisoner |
| Marjorie Stewart | Prisoner |
| Hannah Watt | Prison Matron |
| Margaret Diamond | Prison Matron |
| Maureen Pryor | Prison Matron |
| Ruth Dunning | Prison Matron |
| Kathleen Michael | Prison Matron |
| Jean Anderson | Policewoman in Court |
| Ballard Berkeley | Police Detective |
| Victor Harrington | Shopper who bumps into Nellie |
| Frank Hawkins | Store Detective |
| Charles Saynor | Policeman |
Genres
Drama
Technical details
| Detail | Value |
|---|---|
| Original title | The Weak and the Wicked |
| Original language | English (EN) |
| Spoken languages | English |
| Production countries | United Kingdom |
| Status | Released |
| Release date | 2 febbraio 1954 |
| Production | Victor Skutezky |
| Writer | J. Lee Thompson, Joan Henry, Anne Burnaby, Frederick Gotfurt |
| Casting | Robert Lennard |
| Editing | Richard Best |
| Cinematography | Gilbert Taylor, Val Stewart |
| Assistant directors | George Pollard, J. Lee Thompson, June Faithfull |
| Camera operators | Val Stewart, Gilbert Taylor |
| Additional photography | Gilbert Taylor, Val Stewart |
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| Production design | Robert Jones |
| Art direction | Robert Jones |
| Set decoration | Robert Jones |
| Music | Leighton Lucas, Les Hammond, Louis Levy |
| Sound | Leighton Lucas, Les Hammond, Louis Levy |
| Costume design | Bob Clark, A.G. Scott |
| Makeup | Bob Clark, A.G. Scott |
| Hairstyling | Bob Clark, A.G. Scott |
Release dates
Theatrical release
United States / Jul 18, 1954 / NR
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