This would make a great follow-up to 1950's "Caged", the Warner Brothers women's prison drama that starred Eleanor Parker as the innocent young girl turned hard by the penal system. In that film, Parker is paroled and it is implied that she'll be back. But what happens to Jane Greer here as the troubled tough girl who can't seem to face the truth about herself and blames everybody else is somewhat forced and unbelievable.
Sultry voiced Lizabeth Scott is the outrageously nice parole officer assigned to Greer's case, and from the moment she comes on, I found her to be one dimensionally nice. There's nothing realistic about this character. She's far too perfect, even when she's crying about realizing that Greer has successfully stolen the love from her man (a bland Dennis O'Keefe).
Scott, who had made a career out of playing sexy tough girls, might have found the change of pace refreshing, but the way Greer treats her (even when Scott is being totally supportive) would cause even Julie Andrews to pull out a few strands of her hair. I doubt that the parole system of the early 50's was as nice as it is presented here. RKO had made some tough talking films on changes in society after World War II, but this one is not among them.
Sultry voiced Lizabeth Scott is the outrageously nice parole officer assigned to Greer's case, and from the moment she comes on, I found her to be one dimensionally nice. There's nothing realistic about this character. She's far too perfect, even when she's crying about realizing that Greer has successfully stolen the love from her man (a bland Dennis O'Keefe).
Scott, who had made a career out of playing sexy tough girls, might have found the change of pace refreshing, but the way Greer treats her (even when Scott is being totally supportive) would cause even Julie Andrews to pull out a few strands of her hair. I doubt that the parole system of the early 50's was as nice as it is presented here. RKO had made some tough talking films on changes in society after World War II, but this one is not among them.