Edward Bernds directed this classic AIP movie and it's a trip.
Lovely Gloria Castillo stars as Donna Price, a young woman living with her sleazy uncle (Jack Kruschen) who is always making movies on her. She escapes this misery by hanging out with some of her friends.
One night she is with a sometimes violent young man named Vince (Edd Byrnes) and she is involved in a murder when Vince runs over a pedestrian while speeding and drinking behind the wheel.
Vince makes Donna swear to secrecy about the incident and flees the scene. Donna is sentenced to a reform school and there she finds even more problems with certain girls there. He only solace comes from a young man she meets who comes to the fence everyday to speak with her.
Vince later tries to get Donna killed on the inside after he believes she has squealed on him. This is a good little film that moves along and never stops going.
Byrnes is perfect in the role of Vince, who is a homicidal madman with no feelings for anyone but himself. The rest of the cast for this gem includes Yvette Vickers, Ross Ford, Helen Wallace, Luana Anders and Nedson Booth.
I love American International Pictures especially from the 1950's and this is a shining example as to why they were leading the pack back in the day with movie making for young people at the drive-in. The print on Shout TV is beautiful and if you're a fan of JD films, I can easily recommend this.
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