

Crime · Drama
Overview
The coquettish granddaughter of a respected small-town judge is stranded at a bootleggers’ hide-out, subjected to an act of nightmarish sexual violence, and plunged into a criminal underworld that threatens to swallow her up completely.
Top Cast


Miriam Hopkins
Miriam Hopkins
Temple Drake
Miriam Hopkins
Temple Drake


William Gargan
William Gargan
Stephen Benbow
William Gargan
Stephen Benbow


Jack La Rue
Jack La Rue
Trigger
Jack La Rue
Trigger


Florence Eldridge
Florence Eldridge
Ruby Lemarr
Florence Eldridge
Ruby Lemarr


Guy Standing
Guy Standing
Judge Drake
Guy Standing
Judge Drake


Irving Pichel
Irving Pichel
Lee Goodwin
Irving Pichel
Lee Goodwin


Jobyna Howland
Jobyna Howland
Miss Reba
Jobyna Howland
Miss Reba


William Collier Jr.
William Collier Jr.
Toddy Gowan
William Collier Jr.
Toddy Gowan


Elizabeth Patterson
Elizabeth Patterson
Aunt Jennie
Elizabeth Patterson
Aunt Jennie
James Eagles
James Eagles
Tommy
James Eagles
Tommy
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