The Weak and the Wicked - 1954

Jean Raymond an upper class woman with a gambling addiction, is given a twelve-month prison sentence resulting from her inability to pay her debts. At first she is overwhelmingly depressed by life in the women's prison; gradually, however, her misery is relieved by the many close friends she makes there. This sympathetic drama traces the contrasting lives and often faltering progress of the inmates of a women's prison.

88min
1954
PG
Released
Trakio rating0.0/10
IMDB rating6.4/10

Cast

Glynis Johns profile pictureGlynis JohnsJean Raymond
Diana Dors profile pictureDiana DorsBetty Brown
John Gregson profile pictureJohn GregsonDr. Michael Hale
Olive Sloane profile pictureOlive SloaneNellie Baden
Jane Hylton profile pictureJane HyltonBabs Peters
Athene Seyler profile pictureAthene SeylerMillie Williams
Sybil Thorndike profile pictureSybil ThorndikeMabel Wicks, Millie's friend
Sid James profile pictureSid JamesSyd Baden
Eliot Makeham profile pictureEliot MakehamGrandad Baden
Ursula Howells profile pictureUrsula HowellsPam Vickers
Anthony Nicholls profile pictureAnthony NichollsPrison Chaplain
Paul Carpenter profile picturePaul CarpenterJoe, Bab's boyfriend
A.E. Matthews profile pictureA.E. MatthewsHarry Wicks, Mabel's beau
Barbara Couper profile pictureBarbara CouperPrison Doctor
Mary Merrall profile pictureMary MerrallMrs Skinner
Tom Gill profile pictureTom GillShop Assistant
Irene Handl profile pictureIrene HandlWaitress
Bessie Love profile pictureBessie LovePrisoner
Ruth Dunning profile pictureRuth DunningPrison Matron
Jean Anderson profile pictureJean AndersonPolicewoman in Court
Ballard Berkeley profile pictureBallard BerkeleyPolice Detective
Victor Harrington profile pictureVictor HarringtonShopper who bumps into Nellie

About The Weak and the Wicked

The Weak and the Wicked Overview

Jean Raymond an upper class woman with a gambling addiction, is given a twelve-month prison sentence resulting from her inability to pay her debts. At first she is overwhelmingly depressed by life in the women's prison; gradually, however, her misery is relieved by the many close friends she makes there. This sympathetic drama traces the contrasting lives and often faltering progress of the inmates of a women's prison.

Age Rating: PG
Runtime: 88min

Extra details

Original Title: The Weak and the Wicked
Original Language: English
Directed By: J. Lee Thompson