Girls Town

1959
1h 30min

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Paul Anka and Mamie Van Doren in Girls Town (1959)

Aggiungi una trama nella tua linguaSilver is a troubled teenage girl sent to a Catholic reform school, where she has trouble fitting in.Silver is a troubled teenage girl sent to a Catholic reform school, where she has trouble fitting in.Silver is a troubled teenage girl sent to a Catholic reform school, where she has trouble fitting in.

Regia
- Charles F. Haas
Sceneggiatura
- Robert Hardy Andrews
- Robert Smith
Star

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3,8/10

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Regia
- Charles F. Haas
Sceneggiatura
- Robert Hardy Andrews
- Robert Smith
Star

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lzf0

A Laugh Riot

Yes, I know that Albert Zugsmith's films are low budget trash. But they are all so entertaining! My favorite part of this one is the casting of Mel Torme as a tough gang leader. Could there possibly be worse casting? And then there's Paul Anka. During the film, bad Mel has a fight with angelic Paul. I always wondered what that was about! Was this supposed to be some Zionist statement or did Mel object to Paul's out of tune singing of "Ave Maria"? Maybe Mel wanted to sing it in Yiddish or use it as a vehicle for a scat solo! But, I digress. Like all the Zugsmith films, this one is both intentionally and unintentionally funny. Director Haas' fast paced direction never lets the film get boring, even though the acting is as horrible as usual. It's in the same class with "High School Confidential", "The Big Operator", "College Confidential" and the greatest of them all, "Sex Kttens Go to College". Thank you Mr. Zugsmith! Don't miss this camp classic.

5angelknpenny

Great Fun

This movie is a great trash fest. Sometimes there is nothing better than when Hollywood of the 50s and 60s attempts to have teens portrayed by aging icons. This one goes straight thru the stratosphere when they make Mel "the velvet fog"Torme a gang leader of sorts. Mamie van Doren is way sexy. I'm surprised she didn't make the ranks of a major sex symbol. I've always found her to be hotter than Jayne Mansfield. If you don't believe me, check out High School Confidential; teenage boys would kill for an aunt this sexy. It's great fun no matter what, but even though MST3K cut out some scenes for their version, their great snotty comments are priceless. Get a hold of it, if you can!

4ericstevenson

Dang, there were a lot of these

Movies from "Mystery Science Theater 3000" made at this time are so amazingly dated. They even talk about how obnoxious the slang is. This film features a woman falsely accused of murder going to a Catholic reform school. I guess I'll give the movie credit for having a concept that I have never seen before. Its main flaw is that it's still too boring! All cheesy 1950's movies are looking the same. The pacing is really bad. It isn't until the last ten minutes that something really important happens.

There are just so many pointless scenes. We have nothing going on with the girls just talking and cleaning the house and everything. I don't know if this is how actual reform schools like this work. Well, it gave a somewhat positive image of religion. I don't think that people pray through Saint Jude to God. Well, maybe that was just how they did it back then. Well, I finally got done writing eight reviews on this website in one day! I am never doing this again. *1/2

4stormofwar

Not outright bad, but not memorable either.

Admittedly, I watched the MST3K version of this, but it's not actually too bad outright, at least compared to others which deserve my cinematic hatred.

The story centers around a troubled girl wrongly sent to a "reform school" called Girls' Town. Along way, races, redemption, and wackiness (unintentional) happen. The story and acting are a little flat, as is the action. However, the entire thing is actually entertaining to a degree if you are absolutely bored.

Overall, just a simple sub par 50's flick, but far from the worst movie ever made, with some bright spots in the movie (The Ave Maria sequence was good for me).

If you get a chance to watch the MST3K version, you won't be disappointed. By it self, not so much, but I can think of worse methods of torture ("Spiker" anyone?).

7mls4182

Mamie chomps gum, kicks rump and swings hips

Mamie Van Doren was more than a face, figure and cotton head. She had a ton of charm, could sing, and was a competent comedic actress. Unfortunately, she rarely got to show anything but her curves.

Sit back, enjoy the visuals of Mamie and laugh at the camp.

P. S. You won't recognize Elinor Donahue.

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This film was parodied by Mystery Science Theater 3000 - Season 7, Episode 1.

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Obvious dummies in Stan's car as it runs up the embankment and crashes during the chicken scene.

Citazioni
Stan Joyce: [as the Dragon and Jaguar gangs square off] You cats lookin' for a rumble?
Fred Alger: We're lookin' for Silver Morgan.
Silver Morgan: [Steps out] You found her.
Fred Alger: You had a date with Chip tonight.
Silver Morgan: So what?
Fred Alger: You drove out to the cave with him.
Silver Morgan: Guess again, flea brain. I stood him up.
Fred Alger: Why?
Silver Morgan: I got tired of you cats with the fast cars and the slow heads. You give me a pain in the ears.
Stan Joyce: That's tellin' him, chick.
Fred Alger: Is this your lipstick, baby?
Silver Morgan: Where did you get it?
Fred Alger: Chip's dead.
Silver Morgan: Dead?
Fred Alger: Yeah, dead.
Silver Morgan: I always told him he drove that Jag real crazy.
Stan Joyce: Wait a minute. How did it happen?
Fred Alger: He went over a cliff but not in his Jag. Silver here must have pushed him.
Silver Morgan: You're in queersville, man. You've flipped.
Fred Alger: What are you givin' me, baby? I saw you runnin' away over an hour ago.
Fred Alger, Stan Joyce: You're nuts. The chick' been here all the time since this crazy weenie roast began So, uh, why don't you guys get in your little cars and blow?
Fred Alger: Yeah, sure.
[Grabs Silver]
Fred Alger: C'mon baby, you're blowin' with us.
Silver Morgan: [Wrests away from him] Ha! Ha! Ha!
Charley Boy: Hey, man. Have some suds?
[He splashes Fred with beer and all the Dragons laugh]
Fred Alger: [Angry] It's on.
[the two gangs get into a rumble]

Versioni alternative
Some prints are missing a censored 1:51 minute scene of the star singing while taking a shower, provocatively photographed through an opaque shower door. The scene can be found online through a key word search: "Mamie Van Doren Hey Mama".