Gal Young 'Un

Gal Young 'Un

This time he messed with the wrong woman.

1979 · 105 min · ★ 4.8 · Drama

Mattie, a widow living in the backwoods of Florida during Prohibition, meets Trax, a charming man much younger that herself. Trax is a womanizing, lying bootlegger who needs money and he sets his sights on Mattie who can support him. After energetically courting her, Mattie marries Trax, who before long brings home a young woman to be their housekeeper, but it is obvious that she is to be his mistress. When Trax leaves on business, the two women each contemplate how they are being exploited and Mattie comes up with a plan of her own.

Directed by Victor Nuñez · Written by Victor Nuñez

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Dana Preu Mattie Siles
David Peck Trax
J. Smith-Cameron Elly (The Gal Young 'Un)
Tim McCormack Blaine
Gene Densmore Storekeeper
Jennie Stringfellow Edna
Casey Donovan Jeb Lantry
Mike Garlington Eddy Lantry
Marshall New Edgar
Bruce Cornwell Phil
John Pieters Winner at Cards
Gil Lazier The Other Bootlegger

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