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Girls Town
Girls Town

Girls Town

WHAT HAPPENS WHEN YOUTHFUL REBELS GO BAD?

Genres

Drama

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Chip is killed accidentally while trying to rape a blonde girl, who runs. Silver becomes the number one suspect even though she has an alibi, but due to previous brushes with the law she's sent to Girls Town, a home for young women in trouble with the law which is run by nuns. Silver is rebellious and causes trouble at the school, and her friend Sarafina totters near the brink of self-destruction because of an infatuation with a young singer. Meanwhile Chip's father hires a detective to find out the truth, and Chip's friend Fred gets Silver's sister in trouble at a drag race. Silver has a lot of problems all right.

Others

Budget

$--

Revenue

$--

Status

Released

Original Language

English

Runtime

90 mins

Rating

3.6/10

Release Date

05 October 1959

Country

United States of America

Cast

Mamie Van Doren

Mamie Van Doren

Silver Morgan

Mel Tormé

Mel Tormé

Fred Alger

Ray Anthony

Ray Anthony

Dick Culdane

Margaret Hayes

Margaret Hayes

Mother Veronica (as Maggie Hayes)

Paul Anka

Paul Anka

Jimmy Parlow

Cathy Crosby

Cathy Crosby

Singer

Gigi Perreau

Gigi Perreau

Serafina Garcia

Elinor Donahue

Elinor Donahue

Mary Lee Morgan

Gloria Talbott

Gloria Talbott

Vida

Sheilah Graham

Sheilah Graham

Sister Grace

James Mitchum

James Mitchum

Charley Boy

Dick Contino

Dick Contino

Stan Joyce

Harold Lloyd Jr.

Harold Lloyd Jr.

Chip Gardner

Charles Chaplin, Jr.

Charles Chaplin, Jr.

Joe Cates

Peggy Moffitt

Peggy Moffitt

Flo

Peter Leeds

Peter Leeds

Michael Clyde

Norman Grabowski

Norman Grabowski

Skin (as Grabowski)

Jody Fair

Jody Fair

Gloria Barker

Nan Peterson

Nan Peterson

Carhop

Karen von Unge

Karen von Unge

Sister Agnes

Susanne Sidney

Susanne Sidney

Carlie (as Susanne Sydney)

Wendy Wilde

Wendy Wilde

Sister Magdalene

Gloria Rhoads

Gloria Rhoads

Matron

Nancy Root

Nancy Root

Jaguar Girl

Bara Byrnes

Bara Byrnes

Dolores (as Bobi Byrnes)

Phyllis Douglas

Phyllis Douglas

Eleanor

Jack Carr

Jack Carr

Cop (uncredited)

Fred Lerner

Fred Lerner

Jaguar Boy (uncredited)

William Smith

William Smith

Man (uncredited)

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