House of Women (1962)
- Starring:
- Shirley Knight, Andrew Duggan, (more)
- Director(s):
- Walter Doniger, Crane Wilbur, (more)
Synopsis of House of Women
In this prison drama, a remake of Caged, House of Women (1950), a pregnant woman is wrongly convicted of armed robbery. She is sentenced to five years in prison. After her child is born, the inmate is allowed to keep it. She then has three years to earn parole. If she does not, the babe will be put up for adoption. When the prison warden finds himself attracted to the woman, he makes her his personal maid. Time passes and he falls in love with her resulting in better treatment for the other prisoners. Three years pass and the woman's parole seems assured until the sadistic warden, not wanting to lose the woman he loves, decrees that she will not be paroled and that all imprisoned mothers will lose custody of their children. This harsh action spawns a bloody revolt amongst the inmates. It is the brave woman that quells the uprising. Later media coverage of the event results in her release. The warden is fired. ~ Sandra Brennan, Rovi
Complete Cast of House of Women
- Shirley Knight - Erica
- Constance Ford - Sophie Brice
- Maggie Hayes - Zoe Stoughton
- Virginia Gregg - Mrs. Hunter
- Jennifer Howard - Addie Gates
- Colette Jackson - Aggie
- Paul Lambert - Mr. Dunn
- Jason Evers - Doctor
- Andrew Duggan - Warden Cole
- Barbara Nichols - Candy Kane
- Jeanne Cooper - Helen Jennings
- Patricia Huston - Doris
- Caroline Richter - Clemens
- Jacqueline Scott - Mrs. Stevens
- Virginia Capers - Sarah
- Director(s):
- Walter Doniger, Crane Wilbur
- Writer(s):
- Crane Wilbur
- Producer(s):
- Bryan Foy
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