Plot: Barbara is a party girl, but her behavior lands her into serious trouble, and for that, she has to sit out a sentence. When she gets out she is warned that a second offense might be fatal. She tries her best but she befriends some shady men and when they murder an older woman, they use Barbara as their scapegoat.
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November 19, 2024
There are some light crime elements here, especially during the first half of the film, but it's more about the drama surrounding a woman who gets into a lot of trouble for things that shouldn't have landed her on death row. It's a pretty tragic story, but the film itself never was gripping or emotional.
Hayward's performance is far from nuanced, the trial during the second half is dull and the crime elements in the first part were typical noir (read: quite dusty and forced). Two hours is way too long for this one, a case like this no doubt deserved a better film. Maybe noir and/or courtroom drama fans might find something here though.