The Green-Eyed Blonde (1957)
Overview
Blacklisted screenwriter Dalton Trumbo (working under the pseudonym “Sally Stubblefield”) tells a rough-edged tale of life inside a 1950s women’s reformatory. Set in the Martha Washington School for Girls—an institute for wayward teenagers and unwed mothers—THE GREEN-EYED BLONDE tackles a range of topical social issues as the inmates band together to help out one of their own when she refuses to give up her child.
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Additional Info
| Budget | $0.00 |
|---|---|
| Revenue | $0.00 |
| Original Language | en |
| Popularity | 0.794 |
Directed By
Bernard Girard
Crew
Thomas Reilly
Frank M. Miller
Eddie Fitzgerald
Martin Melcher
Leith Stevens
Art Loel
William Kissell
M.A. Merrick
Sally Stubblefield
Bernard Girard
C.M. Florance
Dalton Trumbo
TOP CAST
Susan Oliver
Phyllis 'Greeneyes'
Melinda Casey
Betsy Abel (as Linda Plowman)
Beverly Long
Renie
Norma Jean Nilsson
Cuckoo
Tommie Moore
Trixie Budlong
Carla Merey
Joyce
Sally Brophy
Maggie Wilson (as Sallie Brophy)
Jean Inness
Mrs. Nichols (as Jean Innes)
Olive Blakeney
Miss Vandingham
Anne Barton
Sally Abel
Tom Greenway
Ed
Margaret Brayton
Mrs. Adams
Juanita Moore
Miss Randall
Ray Foster
Cliff Munster
Betty Lou Gerson
Mrs. Ferguson
Stafford Repp
Bill Prell
Evelyn Scott
Helen
Roy Glenn
Mr. Budlong
Iona Armstrong
Carol (uncredited)
Rebecca Avalos
Girl (uncredited)
Zelda Cleaver
Older Woman (uncredited)
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