Girls in Chains

Girls in Chains is a 1943 American women in prison film directed by Edgar G. Ulmer and starring Arline Judge.

Plot
Johnny Moon is a mob boss who controls everything from politicians to a profitable women's reformatory he secretly runs. He has ruined many lives, including that of Helen Martin, a teacher, and her sister Jean.

A political reformer, Frank Donovan, is able to persuade Helen to go undercover behind bars, posing as a teacher of the inmates, to unearth evidence that will prove Moon's abuse of the incarcerated women. She ultimately succeeds, but not before placing her life in grave danger.

Cast

 * Arline Judge as Helen Martin
 * Roger Clark as Frank Donovan
 * Robin Raymond as Rita Randall
 * Barbara Pepper as Ruth
 * Dorothy Burgess as Mrs. Peters
 * Clancy Cooper as Marcus
 * Addison Randall as Johnny Moon
 * Patricia Knox as Jean Moon
 * Sid Melton as Pinkhead
 * Russell Gaige as Dalvers
 * Emmett Lynn as Lionel Cleeter
 * Richard Clarke as Tom Havershield
 * Betty Blythe as Mrs. Grey