The Hellcats are an all-female gang bent on bucking authority at their high school. New student Joyce moves into the neighborhood and quickly draws their attention. Desperate for acceptance and unhappy with her home life, she becomes close to the Hellcats and begins drinking, dancing and meeting boys. Can Joyce's parents stop her descent into depravity?
Production
Incredible fake 'dive bar' clearly on a soundstage
Writing
Dialogue that treats dancing like a gateway drug
Director
Edward Bernds
Trivia, insights & behind the scenes
Part of a 1950s wave of 'juvenile delinquent' films capitalizing on moral panic about teen culture, rock and roll, and female independence.
Director Edward Bernds mostly directed Three Stooges shorts; this was his attempt at 'serious' social commentary. It shows.
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