The Wayward Girl

The Wayward Girl

SHE FOUGHT for the Right to Love...In a City of Violence and Terror!

NR 1957 · 71 min · ★ 8.0 · Drama

Framed by her stepmother for manslaughter, a convict turns to a parole racket.

Directed by Lesley Selander · Written by Houston Branch

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