House of Women

House of Women is a 1962 American crime drama directed by Crane Wilbur, starring Shirley Knight and Andrew Duggan. Walter Doniger, who was hired to direct the film, was fired and replaced by Wilbur 10 days into shooting.

Plot
Erica Hayden (Knight) is a young expectant mother wrongly implicated in a crime and sent to prison for five years. Erica learns that she must find a guardian for her daughter or her daughter will become a ward of the state. Frank Cole, the warden, becomes infatuated with Erica and effectively blocks her chances for parole.

When another inmate's child dies, the woman becomes deranged. Erica prevents a tragedy and earns the right to be freed to be with her daughter, and Warden Cole's unethical methods come to light.

Cast

 * Shirley Knight as Erica Hayden
 * Andrew Duggan as Warden Frank Cole
 * Constance Ford as Sophie Brice
 * Barbara Nichols as Candy Kane
 * Margaret Hayes as Zoe Stoughton
 * Jeanne Cooper as Helen Jennings
 * Virginia Gregg as Mrs. Hunter
 * Patricia Huston as Doris
 * Jason Evers as Dr. F.M. Conrad
 * Jennifer Howard as Addie Gates
 * Caroline Richter as Clemens
 * Gayla Graves as Jackie
 * Colette Jackson as Aggie
 * Jacqueline Scott as Mrs. Stevens
 * Paul Lambert as Richard Dunn
 * Lyle Latell as Sam