On the Loose

On the Loose

School-Girl by day... Thrill-Seeker by night!

NR 1951 · 78 min · ★ 6.6 · Drama

After years of living in her selfish parents' (Melvyn Douglas and Lynn Bari) egotistical shadows, desperate teenager Jill Bradley (Joan Evans) makes a last-ditch play for attention by attempting suicide. Jill's guilt-ridden father tries at last to help her and to cheer her up but new problems arise.

Directed by Charles Lederer · Written by Katherine Albert

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Joan Evans Jill Bradley
Melvyn Douglas Frank Bradley
Lynn Bari Larry Lindsay
Robert Arthur Larry Lindsay
Hugh O'Brian Dr. Phillips
Constance Hilton Susan Tanner
Mickey Kuhn Bob Vance (as Michael Kuhn)
Susan Morrow Catherine aka Cathy
Lillian Hamilton Miss Druten (as Lilian Hamilton)

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