| The Wayward Girl | |
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 Theatrical release poster | |
| Directed by | Lesley Selander |
| Screenplay by | Houston Branch Frederick Louis Fox |
| Produced by | William J. O'Sullivan |
| Starring | Marcia Henderson Peter Walker Katherine Barrett Whit Bissell Rita Lynn Peg Hillias |
| Cinematography | Jack A. Marta |
| Edited by | Tony Martinelli |
| Music by | Raoul Kraushaar |
Production company | |
| Distributed by | Republic Pictures |
Release date |
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Running time | 71 minutes |
| Country | United States |
| Language | English |
The Wayward Girl is a 1957 American drama film directed by Lesley Selander, written by Houston Branch and Frederick Louis Fox and starring Marcia Henderson, Peter Walker, Katherine Barrett, Whit Bissell, Rita Lynn and Peg Hillias. It was released on September 22, 1957 by Republic Pictures.[1][2][3]
A girl is erroneously convicted of manslaughter in the death of her oppressive stepmother's boyfriend, when in fact the stepmother killed him after the girl had knocked him out. Henderson gains release from prison via a parole-for-pay scheme of which she is unaware. She gets into more trouble when the man for whom she works makes advances and she runs away after injuring him. By the end of the film, the parole racket has been exposed, and Henderson has been exonerated of the murder.[4]
