Shopgirl Mary Turner, sentenced to prison for someone else's theft, is released and takes revenge upon those who wronged her in powerful but lawful ways.Shopgirl Mary Turner, sentenced to prison for someone else's theft, is released and takes revenge upon those who wronged her in powerful but lawful ways.Shopgirl Mary Turner, sentenced to prison for someone else's theft, is released and takes revenge upon those who wronged her in powerful but lawful ways.
Jessie Arnold
- Prison Matron
- (uncredited)
Barbara Bedford
- Sarah - Gilder's Secretary
- (uncredited)
Storyline
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- TriviaWhen Police Sergeant Cassidy, portrayed by William Gargan, comes to see Joe and the gang, he says, "Don't tell me I'm crashing into society, some of the 400 are going to be awfully sore about missing this party." "The 400" were the purported late gilded age (1880s and later) social elite of New York City, a term coined by Ward McAllister (the self-appointed arbiter of New York society of the late 1800s), and the term supposedly represented the number of people who could be accommodated in the ballroom of Mrs (Caroline) William Backhouse Astor, Jr.
- GoofsAt the beginning of the film, as the detectives are searching the locker room, a shadow of the boom microphone drops onto the bank of lockers being searched by the first detective - just before the stolen jeweled clip is found.
- ConnectionsEdited from Paid (1930)
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Hard to believe...but who cares, as it's quite entertaining.
Mary Turner (Ruth Hussey) works at a department store and some stolen store merchandise is found in her locker. She is innocent but her employer, Mr. Gilder, prosecutes her--and she receives three years in prison. Not surprisingly, Mary is bitter and wants revenge. But she's smart...and spends her time in prison studying law and looking for LEGAL ways to hurt her ex-employer. When she is released from prison, Mary meets up with a gang of crooks (headed by Joe Garson--played by Paul Kelly) and insists they listen to her...as they will legally be able to make a ton of money off Gilder family. While there are several scams she wants to use, legal scams, the big score is to marry Gilder's son (Tom Neal) and destroy the family.
Does the story seem believable in any way? No....but it's highly entertaining and unusual. I loved the plot, though must admit near the end it did became a bit too complicated. Overall, well worth seeing...and ironic because two of the actors in the film, Neal and Kelly actually DID spend time in prison in real life...both for Manslaughter.
Does the story seem believable in any way? No....but it's highly entertaining and unusual. I loved the plot, though must admit near the end it did became a bit too complicated. Overall, well worth seeing...and ironic because two of the actors in the film, Neal and Kelly actually DID spend time in prison in real life...both for Manslaughter.
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- Mar 22, 2018
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- Runtime1 hour 5 minutes
- Color
- Aspect ratio
- 1.37 : 1
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