LADIES THEY TALK ABOUT (1933)
a.k.a. Women In Prison
Directed by Howard Bretherton and William Keighley
Cast; Barbara Stanwyck, Preston Foster, Lyle Talbot, Dorothy Burgess,

Barbara Stanwyck does time for her involvement with gangsters. This film is
based on the experiences of actress Dorothy Mackaye who was ent to prison
after her husband was killed in a fight with actor Paul Kelley. Mackaye went
on to adapt the incident into a play called Women In Prison.

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LADY IN RED (1979)
directed by: Lewis Teague
cast: Pamela Sue Martin, Robert Conrad, Louise Fletcher, Dick Miller, Mary Wornov, Christopher Lloyd

This female gangster film holds a special place in my heart. When I was a kid we would gather at a friends house on weekend nights. It was the dawn of cable television. HBO would only come on at night, and even if you didn't have it you can adjust the fine tunning on your television and pick it up. The signal was awful, but for kids waiting to see breast or violence it was worth the endurance. Lady In Red was of our favorites, we relished the images of a naked Nancey Drew. Lady Red still holds up today as great B-movie trash. Pamela Sue Martin rises from poverty to become John Dillinger's girl which can only lead to one place. Yep...up the river. She eventually escapes and becomes the title character, pulling heist of her own.

LADY IN THE DEATH HOUSE(1944)

cast: Jean Parker, Lionel Atwell, Marcia Mae Jones

A woman unjustly accused of murder is sentenced to be executed. Her only hope is a man, convinced of her innocence who is slowly gathering proof and battling the clock. An exciting finale builds when he rushes back to save her as she is brought to the execution chamber.
 

LARKS ON A STRING (Czech, 1969)
directed by Jiri Menzel

cast : Jitka Zelenohorska
Love can be found anywhere, even in a communist labor camp.
A motley crew of workers discover solidarity after two young people fall for each other and decide to marry. Even the most stoic guards in this constricted environment find the romantic duo irresistible. As the participants make preparations for a wedding and an on-site honeymoon, the secret police lurk in the background.
The hopeful inmates, however, are determined not to compromise their individuality or their humanity.
 

LAST DANCE (1996)
directed by: Bruce Bresford
cast: Sharon Stone, Rob Morrow, Randy Quaid, Peter Gallagher
This big budget con on death row flick centers on the spoiled lawyer Rick Hayes played by Morrow. Hayes is given a position with the Florida appeals department. Peter Gallagher, sporting one of the worst Southern accents since Gone With the Wind, plays his older brother who is in league with the Governor's political machine. Morrow's first case is Death Row inmate Cindy Liggett (Stone), and as could be expected he runs hurdles for her stay of execution.
The moments leading up to her execution had me wide eyed, but lookout here comes  the Hollywood convention. Yeah, after a decent build up, the poop got to deep in the pants for this production. What had built up as a pretty engaging story decided to go for the boo hoo Dead Poets Society type string pulling antics. The best scene in Last Dance involves the meeting between Hayes and death row con Reese, played by an uncredited Charles S. Dutton. Reese is also trying to get a stay of execution. while on death row he has managed to earn a degree from Harvard, and publish a book that made the New York times bestseller list. His charchter states that  he will be the one to get a stay of execution because he has rehabilitated and marketed himself. Reese is right, his story is much more interesting than everyone else in this film, and it's a shame that his story isn't  more developed.

LEARNING CURVE (1999) a.k.a. Detention

directed by Andy Anderson

cast:Susana Gibb ,Brandy Little

LOCKED UP - A Mother's Rage (1991) a.k.a. the other side of love

Annie Gallagher (Cheryl Ladd), a single mom of three, has just been framed by her cocaine-dealing friend for a crime she didn't commit. See how she stands up not only to her fellow inmates but to the entire justice system! Her actions help bring about better visitation rights for the children of incarcerated mothers. Based on a true story.

THE LOST EMPIRE  (1983)

After officer Rob Wolfe is killed trying to stop a gang of ninjas from robbing a jewelery store, his sister, officer Angel Wolfe, vows to avenge his death. Her investigation leads her to the mysterious Dr. Sin Do, who is supposedly in league with an undead wizard named Lee Chuck. The doctor is holding a martial arts tournament on a secret island fortress, so Angel, after rounding up some of her martial-artist friends, enters the tournament in the hopes of finding Sin Do and Lee Chuck and bringing them to justice.

LOST SOULS (1980) a.k.a. Frauen im Foltercamp  a.k.a. da she  a.k.a. the refugees

The "lost souls" of this cinematic bad dream are a ragged group of male and female refugees who find themselves shackled in a makeshift prison. The women, in particular, are subjected to a Marquis de Sade-approved catalog of abuse and torture. The male of the species doesn't get off lightly, either; one character is graphically sodomized with an intensity that is rare for any Hong Kong film, let alone one greenlit by Run-Run Shaw (bless his adventurous hide!). There is a surplus of lurid nudity (I'm not complaining, mind you) and much bloodshed and general nastiness.    < Review ge >

LOVERS OF DEVIL'S ISLAND (1972)  a.k.a. Los Amantes De La Isla Del Diablo   a.k.a. Quartier de Femmes a.k.a. Violenze Erotiche In Un Carcere Femminile
directed by: Jess Franco
cast: Dennis Price, Andres Resino, Genevieve Delorie
 The story is told in flashback, with Josiane Gibert explaining how she ended up where she is.Dennis Price, as lawyer Lenzi, has little to do but write letters and talk on the phone, but he looks better than in his later productions for Franco. Genevieve Deloir is a fetching heroine, and it's always nice to see Anne Libert (as a deaf-mute) and Britt Nichols in a Franco film. Rosa Palomar plays the warden, and Howard Vernon makes an appearance as a corrupt general. It would also be interesting to see how those who've confused Josiane Gibert with Anne Libert to explain both of their presence in a Franco film!!!!:)The sex and sadism quotient isn't as high as Franco's later WIP films, but it also doesn't seem quite as exploitive either, if that makes any sense.

LOVE CAMP (1977)   a.k.a. Camp Erotique  a.k.a. Frauen im liebeslager
directed by: Jess Franco
cast: NandaVan Bergen, Ada Tauler, Monika Kaelin

A group of women are kidnapped by guerrillas and brought to a jungle brothel where they are forced to work as prostitutes for the soldiers. Those who refuse to cooperate are decapitated by the cruel, sadistic wardress of the camp, who is privately interested in some of the women herself.One day guerrilla leader Gino da Guerra, who came up with the idea of opening the brothel for his soldiers, visits the place in search of some fun with one of the “prisoners” . However he falls in love with her and tries to help her to escape. But he didn’t take into account the sadistic wardress who has also developed an interest in the girl…
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LOVE CAMP 7 (1968)  a.k.a. Camp 7-Lager Femminile
directed by: R.L. Frost
The story of "Love Camp 7" is based on fact. Two young American W.A.C. Officers volunteer to throw themselves into the unspeakable indignities and horrifying humiliation of a Nazi Love Camp. These camps were used entirely to service the pleasures and perversions of the Nazi Front Line Officers. Then at 03.00 hours on the fifth day, the area French Resistance was scheduled to break them free...
 

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LOVE CHILD (1982)
directed by: Larry Peerce
cast: Amy Madigan, Beau Bridges, Mackensie Phillips

"Love Child" tells the true story of Terry Jean Moore. As a teenager Terry went to prison for 15 years for armed robbery. But after setting fire to her mattress, the rebellious and unruly Terry was transferred into a different correctional facility, with five years added to her sentence. At the new jail, Terry met Jack Hansen, a guard with whom she had an affair. When Terry became pregnant with Jack's child, she declared that is was her intention to have the baby in prison -- no matter how hard anyone tried to stop her.
 

LUST FOR FREEDOM (1987) a.k.a. Georgia County Lockup
directed by: Eric Louzil
cast: Melanie Coll, William Kulzer, Judy Trevor, Dee Boohler

Somewhere in the middle of nowhere, there is a town so sinister and so evil, that visitors who dare cross its borders become forever lost in the swamp of its corruption. Criminals, mobsters, and misfits run the town, and innocent visitors become their slaves.
 

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