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. 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.
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 a 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