The Girl in Lovers Lane

The Girl in Lovers' Lane is a 1960 American film directed by Charles R. Rondeau following the adventures of two drifters who get involved with the residents of the little town of Sherman.^[2] The working title of the film was The Young and the Damned. It was released by Filmgroup as a double feature with The Wild Ride.

The Girl in Lovers' Lane
Directed by	Charles R. Rondeau
Screenplay by	Jo Heims
Produced by	Roger Markle (associate producer) Robert Roark (producer)
Starring	Brett Halsey Jack Elam
Cinematography	Edward Cronjager
Edited by	Howard Epstein
Music by	Ronald Stein
Production companies	Brigadier Pictures, Inc.
Distributed by	Filmgroup
Release date	January 1, 1960 (1960-01-01) (US)[1]
Running time	78 minutes
Country	United States
Language	English

Plot summary

Danny is a young adult from a wealthy family. He runs away from home because his parents are divorcing. Hopping into a railroad boxcar, Danny meets Bix Dugan, a long-time drifter who agrees to mentor Danny. Danny's naivete leads him to a variety of precarious situations from which Bix must extract him.

Stopping in small town, Danny and Bix get jobs in a diner. Bix becomes romantically involved with the waitress Carrie and re-examines his lifestyle. This earns him the ire of Jesse, a troubled character in the town who is fixated on Carrie.

In a fit of jealousy, Jesse assaults Carrie, but Bix is accused of her subsequent death. Carrie's father Cal attacks Bix in a drunken rage before Danny forces Jesse to confess.

Cast

• Brett Halsey as Bix Dugan
• Joyce Meadows as Carrie Anders
• Lowell Brown as Danny Winslow
• Jack Elam as Jesse
• Selette Cole as Peggy
• Bill Coontz as Bill Coontz
• Emile Meyer as Cal Anders
• Del Monroe as Mugger in Train Yard
• Asa Maynor as Girl in Bathtub

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Mystery Science Theater 3000 episode

With the assault scene excised, The Girl in Lovers' Lane was featured in the fifth season of Mystery Science Theater 3000, first aired in 1993.

See also

• List of American films of 1960
• Of Mice and Men - 1939 adaptation similar in content
• Hobo

Sources

 This article incorporates text from a free content work. Licensed under CC BY-SA. Text taken from MST3K 509 - The Girl in Lovers Lane​, Mystery Science Theater 3000 Wiki.