The Green-Eyed Blonde (1957): Cast & Plot
The Green-Eyed Blonde is a 1957 crime drama directed by Bernard Girard, starring Anne Barton as Sally Abel, Sally Brophy and Margaret Brayton. It runs 1 hour 12 minutes.
- Released
- Runtime
- 1h 12m (72 min)
- Director
- Bernard Girard
- Original language
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English - Studio
- Arwin Productions
- After the credits
- No No extra scene
What Is The Green-Eyed Blonde About?
The premise of The Green-Eyed Blonde without spoilers. The whole story is in the plot summary further down.
A teenaged fire‑bomb of a heroine threatens to explode onto the screen as blacklisted writer Dalton Trumbo—using the pen name Sally Stubblefield—delivers a gritty look at life inside a 1950s women’s reformatory. Set at the Martha Washington School for Girls, an institution for wayward teens and unwed mothers, the film examines social issues while the inmates rally to support a sister who refuses to give up her child.
The Green-Eyed Blonde Themes & Keywords
· 50 tags- b movie
- double feature film
- damsel in distress
- song
- singer
- singing
- riot squad
- cigarette smoking
- deception
- escapee
- girl injured by barbed wire fence
- exploitation film
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- los angeles california
- black and white police car
- reference to highway 101
- reprisal
- retribution
- stolen car
- death
- car chase
- police barricade
- pathos
- tension
- police broadcast
- christmas story
- friendship
- sorrow
- pity
- destruction
- 1950s
- restraint
- dejection
- rejection
- defiance
- grindhouse film
- unwanted pregnancy
- unwanted child
- mother daughter relationship
- step father step daughter relationship
- female female relationship
- older woman younger girl relationship
- lesbian subtext
- prison matron
- barbed wire fence
- alcoholic mother
- single mother
- dysfunctional family
- canned milk
- talking to a baby
- green eyed blonde
The Green-Eyed Blonde Cast & Characters
Anne Barton leads the cast as Sally Abel, with Sally Brophy as Maggie Wilson (as Sallie Brophy) and Margaret Brayton as Mrs. Adams. Directed by Bernard Girard; 21 actors are credited in all.
- Director Bernard Girard
- Anne Barton as Sally Abel
- Sally Brophy as Maggie Wilson (as Sallie Brophy)
- Margaret Brayton as Mrs. Adams
- Jean Inness as Mrs. Nichols (as Jean Innes)
Also Starring in The Green-Eyed Blonde
· 17 more- Betty Lou Gerson Mrs. Ferguson
- Melinda Casey Betsy Abel (as Linda Plowman)
- Susan Oliver Phyllis 'Greeneyes'
- Ray Foster Cliff Munster
- Juanita Moore Miss Randall
- Roy Glenn Mr. Budlong
- Stafford Repp Bill Prell
- Tom Greenway Ed
- Olive Blakeney Miss Vandingham
- Tommie Moore Trixie Budlong
- Zelda Cleaver Older Woman (uncredited)
- Beverly Long Renie
- Evelyn Scott Helen
- Norma Jean Nilsson Cuckoo
- Carla Merey Joyce
- Iona Armstrong Carol (uncredited)
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- Rebecca Avalos Girl (uncredited)
The Green-Eyed Blonde Plot Summary
What happens in The Green-Eyed Blonde from start to finish, spoilers included, with a timeline of 14 key events. The opening is below; the full summary is a 1-minute read.
Spoilers ahead
Maggie Wilson [Sally Brophy] joins the staff of a California institution for wayward girls, run by the stern Mrs. Nichols [Jean Inness]. A new arrival, Betsy Abel [Melinda Casey], hates her mother and has a two-month-old baby of her own, refusing to identify the father.
Greeneyes, [Susan Oliver] is due to be released in a few weeks. Her boyfriend, Cliff [Ray Foster], is a former drug addict determined to stay clean. The girls at the school bond, especially when Betsy’s mother visits, threatening to put the baby up for adoption unless Betsy names the father so he can pay for the baby’s support. The mother is unaware her own boyfriend impregnated her daughter.
Full summary
The whole story of The Green-Eyed Blonde, scene by scene
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Cars in The Green-Eyed Blonde
13 cars on screen, including the 1941 Chevrolet Special De Luxe and the 1957 Ford Custom.
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1952 Buick Roadmaster Background role
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The Green-Eyed Blonde FAQ: Cast, Runtime & Release Date
Runtime, release date, director, cast and post-credit scenes of The Green-Eyed Blonde, each answered in a sentence.
How long is The Green-Eyed Blonde?
The Green-Eyed Blonde runs 1 hour 12 minutes (72 minutes).
When was The Green-Eyed Blonde released?
The Green-Eyed Blonde was released on December 14, 1957.
Who directed The Green-Eyed Blonde?
The Green-Eyed Blonde was directed by Bernard Girard.
More films by Bernard Girard Who is in the cast of The Green-Eyed Blonde?
The Green-Eyed Blonde stars Anne Barton as Sally Abel, Sally Brophy as Maggie Wilson (as Sallie Brophy) and Margaret Brayton as Mrs. Adams, among 21 credited actors.
Does The Green-Eyed Blonde have a post-credit scene?
No. The Green-Eyed Blonde has no extra scene during or after the credits.
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