Toned Down in its Presentation of Prison Life for Women and in its Depiction of Gangster Flourishes, the Film has some Entertaining Elements like an Escape with some Girl on Girl Wrestling and Fisticuffs.
Faye Emerson Looks Anorexic and is Not a Beauty in the Traditional Sense and that may Add a bit of Realism. But the Romantic Elements are Stiff and Typical B-Movie, Family Friendly Fodder, and do not Belong in a Movie with Gangster in the Title.
There is a Very Young Jackie Gleason in a Very Small Role and some of the Inmates are Darkly Interesting, but the Matron Comes Off as a Grandmother Type, Touchy and Warm. The Action Highlight is a Fistfight on a Stairwell that is Realistic and Exciting.
Overall a Mediocre Misfire from the Usually Reliable Warner Brothers. This Movie Should have been in their Wheel House but Ultimately the Film is just too Comfortable for its Own Good.
Faye Emerson Looks Anorexic and is Not a Beauty in the Traditional Sense and that may Add a bit of Realism. But the Romantic Elements are Stiff and Typical B-Movie, Family Friendly Fodder, and do not Belong in a Movie with Gangster in the Title.
There is a Very Young Jackie Gleason in a Very Small Role and some of the Inmates are Darkly Interesting, but the Matron Comes Off as a Grandmother Type, Touchy and Warm. The Action Highlight is a Fistfight on a Stairwell that is Realistic and Exciting.
Overall a Mediocre Misfire from the Usually Reliable Warner Brothers. This Movie Should have been in their Wheel House but Ultimately the Film is just too Comfortable for its Own Good.