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Women Without Men
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Women Without Men

1956-06-01 · 71 min · ★ 7.5

Romance · Drama

In love with a man who wants to marry her after he returns from a trip to sea, chorus girl Angela Booth tries to quit her seamy job and become a model citizen. When her employer refuses to dissolve her contract, though, they quarrel and she accidentally hits him. He presses charges, claiming she hit him deliberately, and she is convicted and sent to prison. As her fiance is at sea and out of contact, she is terrified he will think she has jilted him when she does not keep a New Year's date. A kindly old convict, Gran', notorious as a prison-breaker, agrees to engineer an escape for Angela...

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Directors
Elmo Williams
Production companies
Hammer Film Productions
Countries
United Kingdom
Status
Released

Top Cast

Beverly MichaelsBeverly MichaelsAngela Booth
Joan RiceJoan RiceCleo Thompson
Thora HirdThora HirdGran' Rafferty
Avril AngersAvril AngersBessie Brown
Paul CarpenterPaul CarpenterNick Randall
Hermione BaddeleyHermione BaddeleyGrace
Bill ShineBill ShineReveller
Gordon JacksonGordon JacksonPercy
Valerie WhiteValerie WhitePrison Governor
Eugene DeckersEugene DeckersPierre
April OlrichMarguerite
Ralph MichaelRalph MichaelJulian Lord
Betty CooperBetty CooperChief Matron Evans
Sheila BurrellSheila BurrellBabs
Michael GoldenMichael GoldenBargee

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