| Reform School Girl | |
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| Directed by | Edward Bernds |
| Written by | Edward Bernds |
| Produced by | Samuel Z. Arkoff |
| Starring | Gloria Castillo Ross Ford Edward Byrnes Yvette Vickers Jan Englund Nesdon Booth |
| Edited by | Richard C. Meyer |
| Music by | Ronald Stein |
| Distributed by | American International Pictures |
Release date |
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Running time | 71 minutes |
| Country | United States |
| Language | English |
Reform School Girl is a 1957 film starring Gloria Castillo as a teenage girl who is sent to a reformatory.[1][2] The film was directed by Edward Bernds and was produced by Samuel Z. Arkoff. Reform School Girl was one of many sexploitation films released by American International Pictures (AIP) during the 1950s and 1960s. AIP's films during this period were largely focused on juvenile delinquency. As part of the AIP formula, young girls were typically depicted as "good" or "bad", the latter of which were petty criminals, gang members, or the girlfriends of gang members. Other AIP films in the same genre included Drag Strip Girl, Hot Rod Girl, and High School Hellcats.[3] Reform School Girl is available for on-line viewing at AMCtv.com.[4] The film was released by American International Pictures as a double feature with Shake, Rattle and Rock.
The film marked the acting debut of Sally Kellerman. While filming the movie, she met Vickers and Byrnes and the three of them became lifelong friends.[5]
- ^ "Reform School Girl" Internet Movie Database (IMDb) Retrieved October 6, 2012 [1]
- ^ ”Reform School Girl” All Movie Database Retrieved October 6, 2012
- ^ Forman-Brunell, Miriam (2001). Girlhood in America: An Encyclopedia. Santa Barbara: ABC-Clio, page 461
- ^ "Reform School Girl" AMC-TV Retrieved October 6, 2012
- ^ Weaver, Tom (2006). Science Fiction Stars and Horror Heroes: Interviews with Actors, Directors, Producers and Writers of the 1940s Through 1960s. Jefferson, North Carolina: McFarland Publishers, page 372