Lady Gangster

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Summary: "I like women who ain't all sawdust inside."
Review: Dorothy Burton (Faye Emerson), a failed actress, is hired by a gang of bank robbers. Her job is to get inside the bank before it opens--with the gang following closely behind. Dorothy certainly looks respectable enough, but the robbery goes wrong, and Dorothy is left to take the rap. The police don't believe Dorothy's protestations that she just happened to be in the wrong place at the wrong time. Radio personality, Kenneth Phillips comes to Dorothy's rescue, and he negotiates a good behaviour release. Dorothy's tentative release goes wrong and she ends up in the slammer.

"Lady Gangster" is a B-film. The title and the plot seem attractive, but the film is mediocre. The strongest character here is Dorothy, but unfortunately the script doesn't make her wicked enough, and moments of remorse weaken the plot. At times, she's as hard as nails, and she manages to fool Phillips--but not the police or the prison warden. Jackie Gleason appears in a small role as Wilson, one of the bank robbers. Some of the best scenes take place in the women's prison--with female prisoners coming to blows over the ironing board. There's also a cross-dressing gang member who adds to the fun. For B film fans, Lady Gangster is a fairly painless way to spend an evening, but the lack of dramatic tension weakens the film--displacedhuman

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Summary: It ain't citizen kane, but ....
Review: for a grade-P or Q noir explotation flick, this one's just about perfect ... the "moll" speaking grammarically perfect English, slaps that don't quite connect, the tough guys, the fight scenes that seem stilted somehow; the can't quite figire it out love interest, major plot holes the assorted prison buds and creeps, the ultra-kind matron, car chases, and on top of it all, a VERY young Jackie Gleason playing one of the gang, with several good lines. You can't get better entertainment, inended or not, for this price.
BUY IT!!

Rating:
Summary: It ain't citizen kane, but ....
Review: for a grade-P or Q noir explotation flick, this one's just about perfect ... the "moll" speaking grammarically perfect English, slaps that don't quite connect, the tough guys, the fight scenes that seem stilted somehow; the can't-quite-figure-it-out love interest, major plot holes, assorted prison buds and creeps, the ultra-kind matron, car chases, and on top of it all, a VERY young Jackie Gleason playing one of the gang, with several good lines. You can't get better entertainment, intended or not, for this price.
BUY IT!!