MOVIE TITLE: SO YOUNG SO BAD
YEAR OF RELEASE: 1950
FILM SHOT IN: BLACK & WHITE (you would receive the "FULLSCREEN" version)
RUNNING TIME: 89 MINUTES
PICTURE QUALITY RATING: = 8.5 out of 10 (VERY GOOD QUALITY. THESE RARE FILMS COME FROM A VARIETY OF SOURCES~PLEASE DO NOT EXPECT MODERN DAY HIGH DEFINITION DIGITAL QUALITY.)
DIRECTED BY: BERNARD VORHAUS
STARRING: ANNE FRANCIS, PAUL HENRIED, ANNE JACKSON, ROSITA MORENO (RITA MORENO)
BRIEF PLOT SUMMARY: OUT OF CONTROL JUVENILE DELINQUENTS END UP AT A REFORM SCHOOLS FOR GIRLS. WITH THE HELP OF OTHERS, THEY EXPOSE THE BRUTALITY AND ABUSE OF THE CORRECTIONAL INSTITUTE.
COMMENTS: A FORGOTTEN EARLY 50s EXPLOITATION FILM THAT FEATURES TWO YOUNG STARS AT THE VERY START OF THEIR SUCCESSFUL CAREERS.~20 YEAR OLD ANNE FRANCIS & 19 YEAR OLD RITA MORENO (credited as ROSITA MORENO) ARE BOTH VERY EFFECTIVE AS INMATES~POWERFUL DIRECTION BY VORHAUS UTILIZING STIRRING IMAGES (A BRUTALLY GRAPHIC WATER-HOSING OF THE INMATES FOR EXAMPLE) MAKE THIS AN ACTION-PACKED ADDITION TO YOUR LIST OF HARD-TO-FINDS!