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Prison Without Bars (1938)
Director: LĂ©onide Moguy
Cast: Corinne Luchaire, Annie Ducaux, Roger Duchesne, Ginette Leclerc
Runtime72 min
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In a state correctional institute for teenage girls, Madame Appel, the superintendent, rules with an iron fist. The State appoints thirty-year-old Yvonne to evaluate the situation. The young woman is convinced that the girls should feel wanted rather than be constantly subdued and is accordingly determined to make Madame Appel change her methods of education.
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Directed by LĂ©onide Moguy in 1938, Prison Without Bars is a gripping drama that offers a nuanced exploration of the complex power dynamics within a state correctional institute for teenage girls, anchored by standout performances from the ensemble cast including Corinne Luchaire and Annie Ducaux.
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Prison Without Bars is a 1938 British black-and-white crime film directed by Brian Desmond Hurst and starring Corinne Luchaire, Edna Best and Barry K. Barnes. It is set in a girl's reform school, and was based on a play by Gina Kaus, previously filmed in France as Prison sans Barreaux (1938). Corinne Luchaire starred in both versions.
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