The Violent Years

The Violent Years (1956)

Teenage Killers Taking Their Thrills Unashamed!

A newspaper publisher's daughter suffers from neglect by her parents. She and her friends turn to crime by dressing up like men, holding up gas stations, raping young men at gunpoint, and having makeout parties when her parents are away. Their "fence" gets them to trash the school on request of sinister un-American clients, and they run afoul of the law, apple pie, and God himself.

Date of release
1956-01-01
TMDB
4.4 / 10 (41)
Runtime
57m
Genres
Drama, Thriller, Crime
Director
William Morgan

Casting

Interesting facts

The Violent Years is a 1956 American exploitation film directed by William Morgan and starring Playboy Playmate Jean Moorhead as Paula Parkins, the leader of a gang of juvenile delinquent high school girls. The film is notable for having an uncredited Ed Wood as the author of its screenplay. It was released in 1956 on a double bill with the reissued 1954 German import Conchita and the Engineer.

Production

The screenplay, originally titled Teenage Girl Gang, was written (without billing) by Edward D. Wood, Jr., the director of Glen or Glenda and Plan 9 from Outer Space. The Violent Years was the most financially successful film with creative input from Ed Wood.

Star Jean Moorhead was the Playboy Playmate for October 1955.

The film's working titles were "Teenage Girl Gang" and "Teenage Killers". The opening credits indicate that Headliner Productions copyrighted the film in 1956. The Violent Years was actually based on the story by Roy Reid.

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