The Company She Keeps
6.4 /10 1 Votes
Running time 1h 22m Genre Drama Country United States | 6.2/10 IMDb Duration Language English | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Release date January 6, 1951 (1951-01-06) (US) Cast (Joan Wilburn), (Diane Stuart aka Mildred Lynch), Dennis O'Keefe (Larry Collins), (Tilly Thompson), (Judge Kendall), James Bell (Mr. Neeley)Similar movies The Sting , The Man Who Wasn't There , Matchstick Men , House of Games , The Grifters , The Brothers Bloom Tagline Emotion swept them like a tidal wave! | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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The Company She Keeps is a 1951 drama film starring Lizabeth Scott, Jane Greer and Dennis O'Keefe.
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The film was directed by John Cromwell, whose film the previous year, Caged, also concerned a woman sent to prison.
It marked Jeff Bridges' film debut.
Plot
Released from prison after serving two years on a check-forging charge, Mildred Lynch changes her name to Diane Stuart and moves to Los Angeles.
Parole officer Joan Willburn finds her a job at a hospital. Diane repays her by stealing Joan's boyfriend, Larry Collins, after he comes to the hospital to visit a patient.
Diane hides the relationship from Joan and hides her past from Larry. Once she finally finds out, Joan graciously accepts the new relationship but warns Diane that to get married, she must first seek approval from the parole board, which will be under a legal obligation to contact Larry.
Despite all the help Joan has been, Diane accuses her of trying to sabotage her romance and also her parole, after Diane is arrested for a drug theft at the hospital for which ex-convict Tilly Thompson is responsible. She runs away until Larry lets her know that, thanks to Joan, the charges have been dismissed.
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Reception
The film recorded a loss of $315,000.
References
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