Uneducated and poor, Libby lives a sheltered life in a broken down shack with her unloving parents. When a work crew of San Quentin convicts arrives to put in a new road, she takes an interest in Barry, a wild and uncontrollable young man. Despite the advances of upstanding engineer Jeff Barker, Libby opts for Barry and helps hide him when he escapes. However, with the posse hunting she can't hide him forever.
Directed byJean Negulesco
Written bySalka Viertel (screenplay), Stephen Morehouse Avery (screenplay), Dan Totheroh (novel)
CountryUSA
Runtime104 min
On screen
Ida Lupino
Dane Clark
Wayne Morris
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