Ladies of the Big House (1931)

Ladies of the Big House 1931 On their Wedding day, Kathleen and Standish McNeil are followed home by Kid Athens, a wanted murderer, and Policeman Martin French sent to get Kathleen as a witness Athens shoots French and tosses a gun, engraved with with love next to Frenchs body This sets up Kathleen once a moll for Athens and Standish as the murderers Eager Assistant Attorney John Hartman, who works for Athens, manipulates the jury to a guilty verdict Standish Mac is sent to death row and Kathleen to a violent Womans Prison Shes befriended by Ivory and Maria, but is viciously treated by inmate, Susie Thompson, a former moll of Athens before Kathleen Kathleen discovers that her appeal has been denied and decides to escape with pregnant inmate, Maria Kathleen is allowed a visit with Mac Standish and tells him of her plan to escape and tell the world of their innocence Maria is shot while trying to cut the fence Kathleens getaway boat is smashed and shes recaptured