Street Corner


1h 34m 1953

Brief Synopsis

A psuedo-documentary in style with an emphasis on the daily work and routine of women police (Anne Crawford and Rosamund John)built around three different story lines. The first involves 18-year-old (in the film) Peggy Cummins who is picked up for shoplifting but let off lightly. She has a small child, an often-absent husband and mother-in-law trouble. To compound that she takes up with a petty hoodlum who commits a jewel robbery. The second story tells of a young girl (Eleanor Summerfield) who deserts the Army to marry a boy (Ronald Howard) who needs her and commits bigamy in the process, but it all works out. The third story is about a baby who is mistreated by its father and step-mother, but is reunited, through police work, with its real mother.

Film Details

Also Known As
Both Sides of the Law
Genre
Drama
Release Date
1953

Technical Specs

Duration
1h 34m
Sound
Mono
Color
Black and White
Theatrical Aspect Ratio
1.37 : 1

Synopsis

A psuedo-documentary in style with an emphasis on the daily work and routine of women police (Anne Crawford and Rosamund John)built around three different story lines. The first involves 18-year-old (in the film) Peggy Cummins who is picked up for shoplifting but let off lightly. She has a small child, an often-absent husband and mother-in-law trouble. To compound that she takes up with a petty hoodlum who commits a jewel robbery. The second story tells of a young girl (Eleanor Summerfield) who deserts the Army to marry a boy (Ronald Howard) who needs her and commits bigamy in the process, but it all works out. The third story is about a baby who is mistreated by its father and step-mother, but is reunited, through police work, with its real mother.

Film Details

Also Known As
Both Sides of the Law
Genre
Drama
Release Date
1953

Technical Specs

Duration
1h 34m
Sound
Mono
Color
Black and White
Theatrical Aspect Ratio
1.37 : 1

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