Though a low-budget B movie this film was extremely well directed, scripted and acted with some amusing moments of impressions by Vivian Marshall, nicely integrated into the plot when she has to mimic one of the custodians in the film (name omitted for those who haven't seen the film). Howard Duff was great as the prison Dr. with a great line about signing the death certificate. The funniest line in the film is undoubtedly the malapropism on the word "diaphragm" as "diagram." Phyliss Thaxter, as usual, was a standout. Fans of the Alfred Hitchcock Presents series will be happy to see her here, since she was a frequent performer in that series. Also noteworthy was Juanita Moore, though in a relatively minor role.
The one puzzling thing about this film is it may well have the worst movie title in film history. I can't imagine a duller title than "Women's Prison." It sounds more like a temporary title used until someone could come up with something better but they were unable to.
The one puzzling thing about this film is it may well have the worst movie title in film history. I can't imagine a duller title than "Women's Prison." It sounds more like a temporary title used until someone could come up with something better but they were unable to.