Within the Law

GIRLS WITHOUT SHAME! LADIES OF THE BIG HOUSE!...what happens to them when they get out?...See the bold, dramatic answer in..."WITHIN THE LAW"

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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.

Released: Mar 17, 1939

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Ruth Hussey

Mary Turner

Tom Neal

Richard Gilder

Paul Kelly

Joe Garson

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