The Violent Years (1956)

User Rating:

2.4/10   

Director:

William Morgan

Writer:

Edward D. Wood Jr. (writer)

Genre:

Crime | Drama

Tagline:

Teenage Killers Taking Their Thrills Unashamed!

Plot:

A newspaper publisher's daughter suffers from neglect by her parents. She and her friends turn to crime by dressing up like men...

Plot Keywords:

Gas Station | Parties | Murder | Delinquent | Teen

Cast

Jean Moorhead	...	Paula Parkins
Barbara Weeks	...	Jane Parkins
Arthur Millan	...	Carl Parkins
Theresa Hancock	...	Georgia
Joanne Cangi	...	Geraldine
Gloria Farr	...	Phyllis
Glenn Corbett	...	Barney Stetson
Lee Constant	...	Sheila
I. Stanford Jolley	...	Judge Clara
Timothy Farrell	...	Lt. Holmes
F. Chan McClure	...	Det. Artman
Bruno Metsa	...	Manny
rest of cast listed alphabetically:
Harry Keaton	...	Doctor (uncredited)

Directed by
William Morgan		(as Wm.M. Morgan)

Writing credits (in alphabetical order)
Edward D. Wood Jr.		writer

Produced by
Roy Reid	....	producer

Cinematography by
William C. Thompson		(as Wm.C. Thompson)

Film Editing by
Gerard Wilson

Costume Design by
Victor Most

Makeup Department
Steven Clensos	....	makeup artist (as Stephen Clensos)

Art Department
Jack Miles	....	set director

Camera and Electrical Department
Frank Leonetti	....	master electrician

Music Department
Michael Terr	....	music supervisor (as Manuel Francisco)

Production Companies

• Headliner Productions

Distributors

• Headliner Productions (1956) (USA) (theatrical)
• Rhino Video (1997) (USA) (VHS)
• Something Weird Video (SWV) (2001) (USA) (DVD) (special edition)
• Alpha Video Distributors (2004) (USA) (DVD)
• Something Weird Video (SWV) (2005) (USA) (DVD)
• Admit One Video (????) (USA) (VHS)
• Alpha Video Distributors (2003) (USA) (DVD)
• LS Video (????) (USA) (VHS)
• Passport Video (2007) (USA) (DVD)
• Something Weird Video (SWV) (2004) (USA) (DVD)
• Something Weird Video (SWV) (????) (USA) (VHS)

Also Known As:

Female
Girl Gang Terrorists
Teenage Girl Gang

Runtime:

65 min

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Color:

Black and White

Aspect Ratio:

1.37 : 1

Sound Mix:

Mono

Company:

Headliner Productions

Trivia:

The Glenn Corbett appearing in this film is not the same actor as the better known Glenn Corbett who entered films in 1959.

Goofs:

Continuity: Paula's parked getaway car from the school has two white vertical strips beneath the rear driver's side window. When the car is on the road, the strips are missing.

Quotes:

[Mr. and Mrs. Parkins reflect on their daughter's crime spree and conviction for murder]
Jane Parkins: It's all my fault. If only I hadn't thought more of my outside interests than I did of Paula. It's a strong, hard lesson we've been taught.

Movie Connections:

Referenced in The Sinister Urge (1960)

Silly, funny and very very BAD!

Incredibly dumb and utterly predictable story of a rich teen girl who, not given love by her parents, starts a girl gang. They rob gas stations, rape guys (!!!) and kill a policeman.

All the "teenagers" in this film are easily in their late 20s/early 30s, the acting is all horrible and the script has every cliche imaginable with hilarious dialogue--it comes as no surprise that it was written by the immortal Ed Wood Jr.!

Worth seeing for laughs. Best lines--"They're shooting back!" and "It ain't supposed to be like this."