The read
It runs a compact 1h 2m.
Synopsis
Jennie is a twelve-year-old girl living with her parents in extremely rural mountain country. Her schoolteacher, Miss Carol, though a mountain girl herself, has gone off to be educated and returned in hopes of stopping the tradition of child marriage which permeates the culture. Jennie's father Ira is a good man who tries to protect Miss Carol from the men who threaten her if she doesn't call off her crusade. One of these men, Jake Bolby, has his eye on little Jennie and plots to make her his bride.
Ratings
IMDb4.5/10
37 audience votes
Key crew
- Harry RevierDirector
- Harry RevierScreenplay
Cast
- Shirley MillsJennie
- Bob BollingerFreddie
- Warner RichmondJake Bolby
- Diana DurrellMiss Carol
- Dorothy CarrolMa Colton
- George HumphreysIra Colton
- Frank MartinCharles
- Angelo RossittoAngelo
- Al BannonHappy
Stills
Themes
marriageexploitationunderagechild marriageflogging