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Release Year1956
Runtime1h 11m
LanguageEnglish
CertificationNR
GenresRomance, Drama
Votes2
DirectorElmo Williams
WritersVal Guest, Richard H. Landau
TypeFeature Film
Rating7.5 out of 10
Cast10 credited
Also Known AsWomen Without Men
About Women Without Men
In love with a man who wants to marry her after he returns from a trip to sea, chorus girl Angela Booth tries to quit her seamy job and become a model citizen. When her employer refuses to dissolve her contract, though, they quarrel and she accidentally hits him. He presses charges, claiming she hit him deliberately, and she is convicted and sent to prison. As her fiance is at sea and out of contact, she is terrified he will think she has jilted him when she does not keep a New Year's date. A kindly old convict, Gran', notorious as a prison-breaker, agrees to engineer an escape for Angela...
Directed by Elmo Williams, Women Without Men leans on a strong ensemble — Beverly Michaels, Joan Rice, Thora Hird — to carry a story that balances spectacle with character.
The film landed with audiences for its craft and performances, and remains one of the most talked-about romance titles of 1956.
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