Sunday, April 19, 2020

RUNAWAY DAUGHTERS 1956 (SHOUT TV)

Interesting little time killer from AIP.

Three young women from different families try to cope with school and life in general without much success.

All three come from homes where the parents either throw money at them to solve their problems or they are too strict or they are not there at all.

Gorgeous Marla English is Audrey Barton, a young woman whose parents always party and believe that money will solve any problem. Gloria Castillo is Angela Forest a rebellious young woman whose parents are never around and Mary Ellen Kay is Mary Rubeck, a young woman whose father refuses to let her do anything but study and forces her to live the complete life he wants.

These three girls reach a breaking point and before too long all of them are on their way to Los Angeles to live with Angela's brother Tony (Lance Fuller) who happens to be a gangster of sorts. Tony's main squeeze is a beauty named Dixie Jackson (Adele Jergens) and she tries to talk the girls into going back home and not becoming involved in Tony's dance hall racket.

Mary decides to contact her boyfriend in the Army and he asks her to marry him and so she leaves. Angela refuses any kind of help and is soon killed in a high speed auto chase. Audrey is reunited with her parents thanks to Dixie.

I enjoyed this film a lot and I think it's because of the cast. Besides the abover mentioned folks it also stars John Litel, Jay Adler, Steven Terrell, Frank Gorshin, and Anna Sten. The story was written by Lou Rusoff and produced by Alex Gordon.

This fun AIP film and Golden State Production was directed by the always great Edward L. Cahn. Highly Recommended for the cast and crew alone.

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