The Violent Years

The Violent Years

Infobox Film
name = The Violent Years


caption = Original Theatrical poster
director = William Morgan
producer = Roy Reid
writer = Edward D. Wood, Jr.
narrator =
starring = Jean Moorhead
music =
cinematography = William C. Thompson
editing = Gerard Wilson
distributor = Headliner Productions
released = flagicon|USA 1956
runtime = 65 min.
country = USA
language = English
budget =
preceded_by =
followed_by =
website =
amg_id =
imdb_id = 0049922

"The Violent Years" is an American black and white 1956 film starring Jean Moorhead as Paula Parkins, the leader of a girl gang. The film is distinguished for the input of Ed Wood, Jr. as author of its screenplay.

Plot summary

Paula Parkins, the spoiled daughter of a well-to-do newspaper editor, gets her kicks by organizing and directing a gang of bored young women like herself. The gang dresses in men's attire, robs gas stations, and terrorizes habitues of a local lovers' lane - even raping a young gentleman. As a newspaperman, Paula's father has inside information on police plans to capture the gang, so the girls are able to avoid capture with Mr. Parkins' unwitting complicity. After a make-out party with a few local gangsters, Paula and her pals agree to wreck a few classrooms in a public school at the behest of a female crime boss. The girls perform the job with gleeful competence until the police arrive and a deadly shootout takes place. Paula is captured and dies in hospital giving birth.

Cast

* Jean Moorhead as Paula Parkins
* Barbara Weeks as Jane Parkins
* Arthur Millan as Carl Parkins
* Theresa Hancock as Georgia
* Joanne Cangi as Geraldine
* Gloria Farr as Phyllis
* Glenn Corbett as Barney Stetson
* Lee Constant as Sheila
* I. Stanford Jolley as Judge Clara
* Timothy Farrell as Lt. Holmes
* F. Chan McClure as Det. Artman
* Bruno Metsa as Manny
* Harry Keaton as Doctor

Behind the scenes

*The screenplay was written by Edward D. Wood, Jr., the director of "Glen or Glenda" and "Plan 9 from Outer Space". "The Violent Years" was the most financially successful film with creative input from Ed Wood.

*Star Jean Moorhead was a Playboy Playmate, (October 1955).

ee also

*Girls with guns

External links

*


Wikimedia Foundation. 2010.

Игры ⚽ Поможем написать реферат

Look at other dictionaries:

  • The Thirty Years War —     The Thirty Years War     † Catholic Encyclopedia ► The Thirty Years War     The Thirty Years War (1618 48), though pre eminently a German war, was also of great importance for the history of the whole of Europe, not only because nearly all… …   Catholic encyclopedia

  • The Violent Bear It Away — infobox Book | name = The Violent Bear It Away title orig = translator = image caption = First edition cover author = Flannery O Connor cover artist = country = United States language = English series = genre = Southern Gothic publisher = Farrar …   Wikipedia

  • Collection: The Shrapnel Years (Tony MacAlpine album) — This article is about the Tony MacAlpine album. For albums with similar titles, see Collection. Collection: The Shrapnel Years Greatest hits album by …   Wikipedia

  • The Amazing Criswell — Still from the intro from Plan 9 Born Jeron Criswell Konig August 7, 1907(1907 08 07) Princeton, Indiana, U.S. Died …   Wikipedia

  • The Jazz Butcher — The Jazz Butcher, also known as The Jazz Butcher Conspiracy and The Jazz Butcher And His Sikkorskis From Hell, is a blackly humorous and (until the early nineties) prolific British musical group founded by Pat Fish, a philosophy graduate from… …   Wikipedia

  • The Black Halos — are a Vancouver, BC based punk rock band founded in 1993 by lead singer Billy Hopeless and guitarist Rich Jones. The band was briefly on Sub Pop Records and is now with History Music.Members;Current members *Billy Hopeless vocals *Adam Becvare… …   Wikipedia

  • The Mind Is a Terrible Thing to Taste — Infobox Album | Name = The Mind is a Terrible Thing to Taste Type = studio Artist = Ministry Released = November 14, 1989 Recorded = 1989 at Chicago Trax Studios Genre = Industrial metal Length = 50:03 Label = Sire/Warner Bros. Records 26004… …   Wikipedia

  • The Flatheads — Background The Flatheads , Flatheads Family , or The Flathead Gang is a criminal organization currently operating in 4 cities: New York City, Pittsburgh, Cleveland, and Detroit presumably under the Genovese Crime Family flag. The Flatheads… …   Wikipedia

  • Violent Radicalization and Homegrown Terrorism Prevention Act of 2007 — The Violent Radicalization and Homegrown Terrorism Prevention Act of 2007 is a bill sponsored by Rep. Jane Harman (D CA)Harman at govtrack(accessed Dec 27,2007)] Harman s homepage] [ [http://www.govtrack.us/congress/billtext.xpd?bill=h110 1955… …   Wikipedia

  • The Blekinge Street Gang — ( da. Blekingegadebanden) (December 1972 to May 1989) was a group of ten communist political activists who during the 1970s and 80s committed a number of highly professional robberies in Denmark and sent the money to the Popular Front for the… …   Wikipedia

Share the article and excerpts

Direct link
… Do a right-click on the link above
and select “Copy Link”