Convicted Woman

Convicted Woman is a 1940 crime film starring Rochelle Hudson and directed by Nick Grinde. It is also known as Dames and Daughters of Today.

Convicted Woman
Directed by	Nick Grinde
Screenplay by	Joseph Carole
Story by	Martin Mooney Alex Gottlieb
Produced by	Ralph Cohn
Starring	Rochelle Hudson Frieda Inescort June Lang Lola Lane Glenn Ford Iris Meredith
Cinematography	Benjamin Kline
Edited by	James Sweeney
Distributed by	Columbia Pictures
Release date	January 31, 1940 (1940-01-31) (U.S.)
Running time	65 minutes
Country	United States
Language	English

Plot

Jobless Betty Andrews, although innocent, is convicted of a department store theft and, despite the best efforts of her lawyer and noted social worker Mary Ellis and of a reporter, Jim Brent, is sentenced to a year in the Curtiss House of Correction. Chief Matron Brackett rules with an iron hand with the aid of inmates Frankie Mason, "The Duchess", and Nita Lavore. One of the inmates commits suicide and a subsequent story by Jim on the prison conditions leads to Mary Ellis being made the supervisor of the correction center. Although initially reluctant to trust the new leader, Betty eventually warms to her. When ten girls are allowed to go home for Thanksgiving under the promise of returning by eleven P.M., Frankie and "The Duchess", having lost the power and privilege they enjoyed under the departed Matron Brackett, arrange to have Betty kidnapped so she can not return at the appointed time. Another of the girls telephones Jim and he soon finds Betty a prisoner at a deserted roadhouse. Jim rescues Betty and returns her to the correction center, a little late but, as it turns out, just in time for her to be handed a pardon by Mary Ellis.

Cast

Actor	Role
Rochelle Hudson	Betty Andrews
Frieda Inescort	Attorney Mary Ellis
June Lang	Georgia Mason
Lola Lane	Hazel Wren
Glenn Ford	Jim Brent (Reporter)
Iris Meredith	Nita Lavore
Lorna Gray	Frankie Mason
Esther Dale	Chief Matron Brackett
William Farnum	Commissioner McNeill
Mary Field	Gracie Dunn
Beatrice Blinn	May Sorenson
June Gittelson	Tubby
Dorothy Appleby Donna Reed	Daisy convict (uncredited)

External links

• Convicted Woman at IMDb
• Convicted Woman at the TCM Movie Database
• Convicted Woman at AllMovie
• Convicted Woman at the AFI Catalog of Feature Films