The Story of Molly X

The Story of Molly X is a 1949 American film noir crime film directed by Crane Wilbur and starring June Havoc, John Russell and Dorothy Hart. The screenplay concerns a woman who tries to reform after being sent to prison, but faces obstacles.

Plot

After her husband is killed, a woman executes a series of robberies with her husband's gang while searching for his murderer.

Cast

June Havoc as Molly X
John Russell as Cash Brady
Dorothy Hart as Anne
Connie Gilchrist as Dawn
Cathy Lewis as Jan
Sara Berner as Amy
Sandra Gould as Vera
Katherine Warren as Norma Calvert
Charles McGraw as Police Capt. Breen
Elliott Lewis as Rod Markle
Wally Maher as Chris Renbow

Reception

Bosley Crowther, critic for The New York Times, was unimpressed, writing, "there is little of substance or excitement in 'The Story of Molly X.'" He found the story and actors unconvincing: "... this film... carries a great deal more sentiment than conviction. Miss Havoc may look mighty sweet but she certainly does not overwhelm you with a sense of her cold recalcitrance... And the females with whom she is surrounded in this penal institute seem not much more wicked or unsocial than the young ladies in a Connecticut finishing school."