The Wayward Girl

A moll, imprisoned after participating in a bank robbery, helps with a breakout plot.

Locked in her cell, a murderer reflects on the events that have led her to death row.

Gamblers who "took" an out-of-town sucker in a crooked poker game feel shadowy vengeance closing in on them.

A charming racketeer seduces the DA's stepdaughter for revenge, then falls in love.

After being framed for a policeman's murder, a criminal escapes prison and sets out for revenge.

After the sudden death of their father, four children face cruel treatment from their ruthless grandmother.

Convicted of manslaughter for a drunken driving accident, Kent Marlowe is sent to prison, where he meets vicious incarcerated figures who are planning an escape from the brutal conditions.

When illegal card dealer and recovering heroin addict Frankie Machine gets out of prison, he decides to straighten up. Armed with nothing but an old drum set, Frankie tries to get honest work as a drummer. But when his former employer and his old drug dealer re-enter his life, Frankie finds it hard to stay clean and eventually finds himself succumbing to his old habits.

A troubled young woman becomes obsessed with her mysterious new neighbor, who bears a striking resemblance to the girl's dead mother.

A brash young lawyer takes a short-term, high-paying job as bodyguard for a slick business exec being threatened by a former partner, and quickly realizes he may be in over his head.