Girls on Probation (1938): Cast & Plot
Girls on Probation is a 1938 crime drama directed by William C. McGann, starring Sig Ruman as Roger Heath, Elisabeth Risdon and Jane Bryan. It runs 1 hour 3 minutes.
- Released
- Runtime
- 1h 3m (63 min)
- Director
- William C. McGann
- Original language
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English - Studio
- Warner Bros. Pictures
- After the credits
- No No extra scene
What Is Girls on Probation About?
The premise of Girls on Probation without spoilers. The whole story is in the plot summary further down.
Sensational! A dizzy young girl falls into crime but wins her lawyer’s heart.
Girls on Probation Themes & Keywords
· 50 tags- b movie
- damsel in distress
- deception
- desperation
- reprisal
- retribution
- remorse
- retaliation
- held at gun point
- humiliation
- intimidation
- parole officer
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- recklessness
- turmoil
- teen angst
- lack of discipline
- carelessness
- reformation
- redemption
- 1930s
- hard scrabble
- dire straits
- misery
- girls' reformatory
- extortion
- juke joint
- despair
- determination
- slang
- dismay
- hopelessness
- taxi driver
- public defender
- treachery
- seduction
- repentance
- year 1938
- dress
- shame
- bank robbery
- women's prison
- shot to death
- newspaper headline
- mugshot
- montage
- harboring a criminal
- trial
- solitary confinement
- slap
- secretary
Girls on Probation Cast & Characters
Sig Ruman leads the cast as Roger Heath, with Elisabeth Risdon as Kate Heath and Jane Bryan as Connie Heath. Directed by William C. McGann; 53 actors are credited in all.
- Director William C. McGann
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Sig Ruman as Roger Heath - Elisabeth Risdon as Kate Heath
- Jane Bryan as Connie Heath
- Sheila Bromley as Hilda Engstrom
Also Starring in Girls on Probation
· 49 more- Esther Dale Mrs. Engstrom
- Susan Hayward Gloria Adams
- Ronald Reagan Neil Dillon
- Joseph Crehan Todd
- Henry O'Neill Judge
- Dickie Jones Magazine Newsboy
- Jack Mower Priest
- Wade Boteler Policeman in Car
- Pierre Watkin Mr. Storm
- Stuart Holmes Jury Foreman
- Glen Cavender Policeman
- John Hamilton Police Chief
- Emory Parnell Officer Craig
- Edward Keane Bob Brian
- Sol Gorss Patrol Officer
- Lane Chandler Second Detective
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- Arthur Hoyt Mr. Engstrom
- Cliff Saum Patrolman
- Edwin Stanley Sutton
- Vera Lewis Miss Lewis
- Ralph Sanford First Detective
- John J. Richardson Escaping Convict
- Lew Harvey Cab Driver
- Dorothy Peterson Jane Lennox
- Eddie Graham Dancer (uncredited)
- Nat Carr Pawnbroker
- Janet Shaw Prison Inmate
- James Nolan Dave Warren
- Hal Craig Bailiff
- Art Miles Bus Announcer
- Carole Landis
- Larry Williams Terry Mason
- Bill Cartledge Clerk with Mail
- Reid Kilpatrick Police Broadcaster
- Kate Drain Lawson Mrs. Campbell
- Peggy Shannon Inmate Ruth
- Fern Barry Prisoner
- Anthony Averill Tony Rand
- Lenita Lane Inmate Marge
- Brenda Fowler Miss Kenney
- Sally Sage Prisoner
- Earl Gunn Clerk
- Jan Holm Dry Cleaning Clerk
- James Spottswood Mr. Craven
- Clara Horton Prisoner
- Paulette Evans Prisoner
- Marian Alden Prisoner
- Maude Lambert Matron Emmy
- Mary Avery
Girls on Probation Plot Summary
What happens in Girls on Probation from start to finish, spoilers included, with a timeline of 12 key events. The opening is below; the full summary is a 1-minute read.
Spoilers ahead
Innocent Connie Heath is persuaded to borrow a party dress from her friend, Hilda Engstrom Sheila Bromley, who has actually misappropriated it from the dry cleaner where she works. When the real owner of the dress, Gloria Adams Susan Hayward, spots Connie wearing it, the garment is torn in a car door, and Connie is falsely accused of theft and prosecuted as Hilda flees town and leaves her to take the blame. Gloria Adams Susan Hayward withdraws her charge, but the insurance company continues to pursue a grand larceny case against Connie. Championing her cause is Neil Dillon Ronald Reagan — coincidentally, also Connie’s date on the evening in question — who gets Connie off with probation.
Full summary
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Girls on Probation FAQ: Cast, Runtime & Release Date
Runtime, release date, director, cast and post-credit scenes of Girls on Probation, each answered in a sentence.
How long is Girls on Probation?
Girls on Probation runs 1 hour 3 minutes (63 minutes).
When was Girls on Probation released?
Girls on Probation was released on October 22, 1938.
Who directed Girls on Probation?
Girls on Probation was directed by William C. McGann.
More films by William C. McGann Who is in the cast of Girls on Probation?
Girls on Probation stars Sig Ruman as Roger Heath, Elisabeth Risdon as Kate Heath and Jane Bryan as Connie Heath, among 53 credited actors.
Does Girls on Probation have a post-credit scene?
No. Girls on Probation has no extra scene during or after the credits.
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