The Weak and the Wicked
The Weak and the Wicked (called Young and Willing in the United States) is a 1954 British drama film directed by J. Lee Thompson based on the autobiographical novel Who Lie in Gaol by his wife, Joan Henry, starring Glynis Johns and Diana Dors.
Plot
Frank "women in prison" story that sympathetically tracks several inmates through their imprisonment and subsequent return to society. Some are successfully rehabilitated; some are not.
Cast
More details
author | J. Lee Thompson |
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director | J. Lee Thompson |
editor | Richard Best |
genre | drama |
keywords | bond follow gamble women in prison film |
musicBy | Leighton Lucas |
producer | Victor Skutezky |
productionCompany | Associated British Picture Corporation BFI Screenonline |
publisher | Associated British-Pathé |
theme | prison women in prison |