The Violent Years

The Violent Years is a 1956 American exploitation movie starring Jean Moorhead as Paula Parkins, the leader of a gang of juvenile delinquent high school girls.  Ed Wood, Jr., the director of Glen or Glenda and Plan 9 from Outer Space, wrote the screenplay. It was originally titled Teenage Girl Gang. Star Jean Moorhead was the Playboy Playmate for October 1955.

Cast
 Jean Moorhead as Paula Parkins
 Barbara Weeks as Jane Parkins
 Arthur Millan as Carl Parkins
 Theresa Hancock as Georgia
 Glen Corbett as Barney Stetson
 Joanne Cangi as Geraldine
 Gloria Farr as Phyllis
 Lee Constant as Sheila
 I. Stanford Jolley as Judge Clara
 Timothy Farrell as Lt. Holmes
 F. Chan McClure as Det. Artman
 Bruno Metsa as Manny
 Harry Keaton as Doctor

Story
Paula Parkins gets her kicks leading a gang of bored young women in criminal activities. The gang dresses in men's clothes, robs gas stations, and terrorizes couples in a local lovers' lane. Paula even rapes a young man.

Paula and her pals wreck a few classrooms in a public school. The police arrive and a deadly shootout takes place. Two members of Paula's gang are killed. Paula shoots and kills a policeman.

Paula is captured, convicted, and dies in the hospital giving birth to the child she conceived during the rape. Paula's parents are denied custody of their daughter's baby because they did a poor job of raising Paula.

Reviews
Patrick McKinnon writes, "There are some movies that shouldn't be watched alone or sober. This is one of them. It makes you want to go back in time and beat Ed Wood Jr. to death with one of his own angora sweaters."

Notes

References
 The Haunted World of Edward D. Wood, Jr. (1996), documentary film directed by Brett Thompson
 Rudolph Grey, Nightmare of Ecstasy: The Life and Art of Edward D. Wood, Jr. (1992) 

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Category:1956 movies
Category:American movies
Category:English-language movies
Category:Exploitation movies
Category:Teen movies