

Circumstances force naive Rita Adams into serving an unjust prison term, but she emerges from it a cynical criminal who rises to power in the local crime organization.
Acting
Joan Woodbury's razor-sharp pivot from victim to mastermind.
Writing
Ridiculously efficient plotting—three acts in an hour flat.

Director
Phil Rosen
Trivia, insights & behind the scenes
Released as 'Gangs Inc.' but also circulated under 'Paper Bullets' and 'The Crooked Way'—studios loved confusing audiences.
This Poverty Row quickie was shot in roughly a week for Producers Releasing Corporation, the 'poor man's MGM' that kept 1940s B-picture dreams alive.