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Femmes sans nom

Original title: Women Without Names
  • 1940
  • Approved
  • 1h 2m
IMDb RATING
6.4/10
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Judith Barrett and Ellen Drew in Femmes sans nom (1940)
CrimeDramaRomance

A newly married couple is framed for the murder of a police officer. She is sent to prison, while he is sentenced to die in the electric chair. She sets out to prove their innocence.A newly married couple is framed for the murder of a police officer. She is sent to prison, while he is sentenced to die in the electric chair. She sets out to prove their innocence.A newly married couple is framed for the murder of a police officer. She is sent to prison, while he is sentenced to die in the electric chair. She sets out to prove their innocence.

  • Director
    • Robert Florey
  • Writers
    • Ernest Booth
    • William R. Lipman
    • Horace McCoy
  • Stars
    • Ellen Drew
    • Robert Paige
    • Judith Barrett
  • See production info at IMDbPro
  • IMDb RATING
    6.4/10
    47
    YOUR RATING
    • Director
      • Robert Florey
    • Writers
      • Ernest Booth
      • William R. Lipman
      • Horace McCoy
    • Stars
      • Ellen Drew
      • Robert Paige
      • Judith Barrett
    • 3User reviews
    • 2Critic reviews
  • See production info at IMDbPro
  • See production info at IMDbPro
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    Ellen Drew
    Ellen Drew
    • Joyce King
    Robert Paige
    Robert Paige
    • Fred MacNeil
    Judith Barrett
    Judith Barrett
    • Peggy Athens
    John Miljan
    John Miljan
    • John Marlin, Asst Dist. Attey.
    Fay Helm
    Fay Helm
    • Millie
    John McGuire
    John McGuire
    • Walter Ferris
    Louise Beavers
    Louise Beavers
    • Ivory
    James Seay
    James Seay
    • O'Grane
    Esther Dale
    Esther Dale
    • Head Matron Ingles
    Marjorie Main
    Marjorie Main
    • Mrs. Lowery - Prison Matron
    Audrey Maynard
    Audrey Maynard
    • Maggie
    Kitty Kelly
    Kitty Kelly
    • Countess
    Virginia Dabney
    Virginia Dabney
    • Ruffles McWade
    Helen Lynch
    Helen Lynch
    • Susie
    Mae Busch
    Mae Busch
    • Rose
    Frank M. Thomas
    Frank M. Thomas
    • Prison Warden
    George Anderson
    • Juror
    • (uncredited)
    Sam Ash
    Sam Ash
    • Man on Phone
    • (uncredited)
    • Director
      • Robert Florey
    • Writers
      • Ernest Booth
      • William R. Lipman
      • Horace McCoy
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    buckcody

    A great lost Paramount that is hard to find!!!

    This is an early Paramount that we all enjoy watching. Paige is great as the young man sent to prison waiting to die. Joe Saywer(in an early uncredited role) as the corrupt prison guard is in great form. You really don't like this guy by what he does! John Miljan as the very sly assistant DA. He is there to believe no one but himself and strong hard facts! You'll love him in this role! Of course the lovely Ellen Drew as the young newlywed who will do anything to clear her husband, including jailbreaking and to die for him if she has to!She steals the show in this role! I reccommend this to all B-movie lovers and film buffs of the golden era. Paige and DRew in top form in an exciting picture from beginnig to end!!
    5boblipton

    Women In Prison Playing Bridge

    Robert Paige picks up and weds carhop Ellen Drew, proposing to take her to Tennessee. She tells him she's ust gotten off parole; her husband, John McGuire, was a bad, bad man. The night they get married, but before they can get into the trailer to take them there, McGuire is lurking in her apartment with his new girl friend, Judith Barrett. He plans to dump her because he's still mad for Miss Drew. In walks a police detective, who figured he'd turn up there. McGuire shoots him, Paige and Miss Drew are found guilty of the murder. He's scheduled to be hanged, but most of the story concentrates on her side of the prison, where Miss Barrett is already in residence. Boy does she hate Miss Drew!

    And so forth. It's a movie full of ridiculous coincidences, bad murder investigations, and plenty of opportunities for Miss Barrett to chew the scenery with some Paramount gloss. The set design is Prison Movie Cyclopean, and director Robert Florey hurries things along in an attempt to hide the unwieldy plot. With John Miljan, Fay Helm, Louise Beavers, Esther Dale, and Marjorie Main.

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    • Trivia
      One of over 700 Paramount Productions, filmed between 1929 and 1949, which were sold to MCA/Universal in 1958 for television distribution, and have been owned and controlled by Universal ever since; its earliest documented telecast took place in Charlotte NC Saturday 5 September 1959 on WSOC (Channel 9).
    • Connections
      Follows Brigade spéciale (1935)

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    • Release date
      • March 15, 1940 (United States)
    • Country of origin
      • United States
    • Language
      • English
    • Also known as
      • Women Without Names
    • Filming locations
      • Paramount Studios - 5555 Melrose Avenue, Hollywood, Los Angeles, California, USA(Studio)
    • Production company
      • Paramount Pictures
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    • Runtime
      • 1h 2m(62 min)
    • Color
      • Black and White
    • Aspect ratio
      • 1.37 : 1

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