Girl Gang / Pin Down Girl
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£22.00
FORBIDDEN FRUIT: THE GOLDEN AGE OF THE EXPLOITATION PICTURE Volume 11
Girl Gang (1954) A lost female juvenile delinquent film, has
been unearthed and it's something to behold! The hellcats in the title
get off on marijuana and heroin, steal cars, assault boys, and delve
into other areas of sordidness. Joanne Arnold, Timothy Farrell, Harry
Keaton star in this production from noted schlockmeister George Weiss.
63 mins
Pin Down Girl (1951) Rock 'em, sock 'em melodrama rips
the lid off the seamy underbelly of the women's pro wrestling biz, as a
sleazy manager comes on to his charges and conspires with mobsters to
fix (!) matches. Real-life gal grapplers Peaches Page and Clara
Mortensen star, along with Ed Wood regular Timothy Farrell. AKA: "Blonde
Pickup," "Racket Girls," "Wrestling Racket Girls." 81 mins.
BW/Rtg: NR
Standard; Soundtrack: English; Subtitles: English (SDH); audio
commentary; theatrical trailers.
| Format | |
| Format | Blu-Ray |
| Film | |
| Year | 1951 / 1951 |
| Rating | 18 |
| Director | Robert C. Dertano |
| Starring | Joanne Arnold Timothy Farrell Harry Keaton Lou Monson Mary Lou O'Connor Peaches Page Clara Mortensen Rita Martinez Muriel Gardner Don Ferrara |
| Country | USA |
| Label | Kino Classics |
| Region / TV Standard | Region 0 |
| Language | English |
| Subtitles | English SDH Subtitles |
| Running time | 63 mins / 55 mins |
| Aspect ratio | 1.37:1 |
| Case type | Standard |
| Extra features | Audio commentary for Girl Gang by Alexandra Heller-Nicholas Audio commentary for Pin-Down Girl by Eric Schaefer, author of Bold! Daring! Shocking! True!: A History of Exploitation Films 1919-1959 Theatrical trailers |
