The Wayward Girl
“SHE FOUGHT for the Right to Love...In a City of Violence and Terror!”
1957•NR•1h 11m•8.0•Released
Drama
Framed by her stepmother for manslaughter, a convict turns to a parole racket.
Director
Lesley Selander
Writer
Houston Branch, Frederick Louis Fox
Languages
English
Studio
Republic Pictures
Cast
Marcia Henderson
Judy Wingate
Peter Walker
Tommy Gray
Katherine Barrett
Frances Wingate
Whit Bissell
Ira Molson
Rita Lynn
Midge Brackett
Peg Hillias
Hilda Carlson
Tracey Roberts
Dot Martin
Ric Roman
Eddie Nolan
Ray Teal
Sheriff
Barbara Eden
Molly
Grandon Rhodes
DA Nevins
Francis De Sales
Investigator Butler
John Maxwell
Parole Agent
Lowell Brown
(uncredited)
Jesslyn Fax
Older Prisoner (uncredited)
Production
Company
Republic Pictures
Company
Variety Productions
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