The Green-Eyed Blonde

The Green-Eyed Blonde
Theatrical release poster
Directed by	Bernard Girard
Written by	Sally Stubblefield (Credited) Dalton Trumbo
Produced by	Martin Melcher
Starring	Susan Oliver Melinda Plowman Beverly Long Norma Jean Nilsson Tommie Moore Carla Merey
Cinematography	Eddie Fitzgerald
Edited by	Thomas Reilly
Music by	Leith Stevens
Production company	Arwin Productions
Distributed by	Warner Bros.
Release date	December 14, 1957 (1957-12-14)
Running time	76 minutes
Country	United States
Language	English

The Green-Eyed Blonde is a 1957 American drama film directed by Bernard Girard and written in collaboration by Dalton Trumbo, a blacklisted Hollywood screenwriter; and his front Sally Stubblefield, who wrote the story that Trumbo then adapted for the screen. The film stars Susan Oliver, Melinda Plowman, Beverly Long, Norma Jean Nilsson, Tommie Moore and Carla Merey. The film was released by Warner Bros. on December 14, 1957. ^{[1] [2]}

Plot

Maggie Wilson joins the staff of a California institution for wayward girls, run by the stern Mrs. Nichols. A new arrival, Betsy Abel, hates her mother and has a two-month-old baby of her own, refusing to identify the father.

"Greeneyes", one of the girls, is due to be released in a few weeks. Her boyfriend Cliff is a former drug addict, determined to stay clean. The girls at the institution bond, particularly when Betsy's mother visits, threatening to put the baby up for adoption unless Betsy names the father so he can pay for the baby's support. The mother is unaware her own boyfriend impregnated her daughter.

Betsy's mother has brought the baby to the school during her visit and has left it in the car. One of the girls takes the child and all the girls in the school band together to care for it in secret. They keep the baby hidden for 10 days, but Maggie finally finds the baby and agrees to let them keep it through Christmas, only three days away. The next day, however, on Maggie's day off, the baby is discovered by Mrs. Nichols, who has it taken away. As the baby is driven off to an orphanage, the girls start a full-scale riot and destroy the school. Greeneyes is given a six-month extension to her sentence, against Maggie's recommendation. Greeneyes escapes, but she and Cliff rob a store and, when they are chased by police, they are killed.

Cast

• Susan Oliver as Phyllis "Greeneyes"
• Melinda Plowman as Betsy Abel
• Beverly Long as Ouisie
• Norma Jean Nilsson as Cuckoo
• Tommie Moore as Trixie Budlong
• Carla Merey as Joyce
• Sally Brophy as Margaret Wilson
• Jean Inness as Mrs. Nichols
• Olive Blakeney as Miss Vandingham
• Juanita Moore as Miss Randall

References

1. "The Green-Eyed Blonde (1957) - Overview". Turner Classic Movies. 1957-12-11. Retrieved 2015-05-27.
2. Sandra Brennan (2015). "The-Green-Eyed-Blonde - Trailer - Cast - Showtimes". Movies & TV Dept. The New York Times . Archived from the original on 2015-05-27. Retrieved 2015-05-27.

External links

• The Green-Eyed Blonde at IMDb
• The Green-Eyed Blonde at the TCM Movie Database
• The Green-Eyed Blonde at the AFI Catalog of Feature Films