Summary
The Weak and the Wicked is a British film first released in 1954,
directed by J. Lee Thompson.
The film stars Glynis Johns, Diana Dors, John Gregson and Olive Sloane.
It has also been released under the title: Young and Willing.
Our overall rating for this film is: mediocre.
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Credits
- Director: J. Lee Thompson
- Script: Joan Henry, J. Lee Thompson, Anne Burbnaby
- Photo: Gilbert Taylor
- Music: Leighton Lucas
- Cast: Glynis Johns (Jean Raymond), Diana Dors (Betty Brown), John Gregson (Dr. Michael Hale), Olive Sloane (Nellie Baden, inmate), Rachel Roberts (Pat, pregnant inmate), Jane Hylton (Babs Peters, inmate), Athene Seyler (Millie Williams, inmate), Jean Taylor Smith (Prison Governor (Grange)), Cecil Trouncer (Presiding Judge), Ursula Howells (Pam Vickers), Edwin Styles (Seymour), Sid James (Syd Baden), Eliot Makeham (Grandad Baden), Joan Haythorne (Prison Governor (Blackdown)), Joyce Heron (Prison Matron Arnold), Anthony Nicholls (Prison Chaplain), Josephine Stuart (Andy, pregnant inmate), Paul Carpenter (Joe, Bab’s boyfriend), Sybil Thorndike (Mabel Wicks, Millie’s friend), A.E. Matthews (Harry Wicks, Mabel’s beau), Barbara Couper (Prison Doctor), Mary Merrall (Mrs. Skinner), Marjorie Rhodes (Suzie, bigamist inmate), Josephine Griffin (Miriam), Simone Silva (Tina), Thea Gregory (Nancy), Tom Gill (Shop Assistant), Herbert C. Walton (Blue Eyes, the gardener), Irene Handl (Waitress), Sandra Dorne (Stella), Bessie Love (Prisoner), Marjorie Stewart (Prisoner), Hannah Watt (Prison Matron), Margaret Diamond (Prison Matron), Maureen Pryor (Prison Matron), Ruth Dunning (Prison Matron), Kathleen Michael (Prison Matron), Jean Anderson (Policewoman in Court), Ballard Berkeley (Police Detective), Frank Hawkins (2nd Store Detective), Charles Saynor (Poilceman in Town Square)
- Country: UK
- Language: English
- Runtime: 72 min
- Aka: Young and Willing
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