| Vintage Pulp | Jul 17 2020 |
The jail hasn't been made that can hold Honey Blake.
Above is a fantastic poster for the women-in-prison flick Betrayed Women, starring Beverly Michaels. The promo art might make you think this is something other than a bottom drawer b-melodrama, but think again. Michaels plays a gun moll named Honey Blake who gets tossed in the pen after being convicted as an accessory to armed robbery, and she immediately starts plotting to cut her sentence short via escape, while a cruel warden is intent on breaking her spirit—and possibly her cranium. Unintentionally humorous lines of dialogue include, “What is this? A cootie inspection?” and, “Ahh, who knows what goes on in this cockeyed world?” and, “I'm telling you that Blake dame's dynamite!” Michaels is the type of actress who somehow always managed to elevate weak material, but even she can do only so much. The movie has its moments, but not enough of them. It will generate a few laughs, though. It premiered in the U.S. today in 1955.
| Femmes Fatales | Feb 3 2020 |
Then he falls down and bleeds out like a pig. Basically, that's all there is to it.
Peggy Knudsen shows Carole Matthews how to shoot her baby down in this promo image made for the 1955 low budget crime drama Betrayed Women. They're dressed identically because the film is a women-in-prison flick. We've seen it, and it's not necessarily one you need in your queue. But this photo is great.
