Girls in Chains is a 1943 American women-in-prison film directed by Edgar G. Ulmer and starring Arline Judge.
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Plot
Johnny Moon is a mob boss who controls things from politicians to a profitable women's reformatory he secretly runs. He has ruined many lives, including that of Helen Martin, a teacher, and her sister Jean.
A political reformer, Frank Donovan, is able to persuade Helen to go undercover behind bars, posing as a teacher of the inmates, to unearth evidence that will prove Moon's abuse of the incarcerated women. She ultimately succeeds, but not before placing her life in grave danger.
Cast
Arline Judge as Helen Martin
Roger Clark as Frank Donovan
Robin Raymond as Rita Randall
Barbara Pepper as Ruth
Dorothy Burgess as Mrs. Peters
Clancy Cooper as Marcus
Addison Randall as Johnny Moon
Patricia Knox as Jean Moon
Sid Melton as Pinkhead
Russell Gaige as Dalvers
Emmett Lynn as Lionel Cleeter
Richard Clarke as Tom Havershield
Betty Blythe as Mrs. Grey