spoiler spoilersthis story have great potential ( young salesclerk wrongfully convict of steal get sentence to 3 year in prison and then emerge from prison seek revenge on her bos and the prosecutor who send her to prison ) . however and the execution of this story fell far from reach it potential . mary show up at her prison pal and aggie and place . aggie and too and be freshly out of prison and but base on her clothing and surroundings we see she be do well . aggie have a couple of other gang member with her ( include joe garson and head of the gang ) . mary show up and look like a skinny wet kitten in need of take in . thus begin mary association with this gang . joe take mary to his place and it pretty clear that he willing to take her in and take care of her in return for her provide him with sex . he realize while try to kiss her that she a virgin and then respectfully back off and give her some money for a cab . this be just the first of many implausible scene between mary and joe . unbelievably and mary go from scared little waif to imply head of the gang in a matter of scene . also and somehow the apartment she show up at when look for aggie have turn into mary turner apartment and a one of joe goon say when he answer the phone . later in the movie and the police refer to the gang a the mary turner mob and but i be get ahead of myself . the first scam we see mary and aggie and joe pull be extort $ 20 and 000 from an old man for write love letter to 14 year old aggie ( right aggie look about as much a a 14 year old a i do . ) . the old man lawyer drop $ 20 and 000 on the coffee table and turn to leave . oh no and take your marked money with you . we will see you at 4 represent00 in the lawyer office and do this all legal like mary say . we see joe eye bug out when mary say mark money . incredibly this naive virgin waif be all of a sudden more street smart than longtime hoodlum and gang head joe . i just have to roll my eye . it never explain how mary get so savvy and and why joe turn operation over to her . i guess we be to assume she wised up during her 3 year in the big house and joe and still full of admiration for mary for her virginity as well a her smart and willingly let her start call the shot . who know that the best explanation i can come up with base on this poorly develop script . in another scene and we see fur drench and sophisticated mary show up with a young man at his apartment . the young man bring mary to his lair with the intent of pounce on her and get a little piece of her . she still a frigid little virgin and a he suddenly realize when he try to kiss her ( just a joe have earlier in the movie ) . all of a sudden and little lech junior turn into mister i be soooo in love with you when his virgin mary grab her coat and head for the door . a a little aside and little lech junior ( who we only later learn be robert gilder and son of mary ex employer and the man responsible for send her to prison ) treat his asian servant like something other than human and even refer to him a yellow peril at one point . i know there be no such thing a political correctness in 1930 and and i have little patience for most thing pc myself and but come on . even in 1930 and that have to have be distasteful . i be probably run close to my 1000 word limit and so let me just wrap it up by say the end be schmaltzy and improbable and leave me bitter at waste over 1 hour watch this dreck . mary and robert gilder ( now man and wife ) be at the police station and be question for the murder of a police stoolie . joe garson do it and but with his long criminal record and if he get arrest one more time he go to the chair . mary and robert try to protect joe by claim robert shoot the man in self defense . joe and see how much mary love robert and doesn not want to ruin her life so he confess to the police that he do it and know full well he go to the chair ( riiight . ) . mary be cry and upset that joe be go to fry . joe and the police lieutenant share a knowing look and nod and a if joe be say tell her i be not go to the chair and so she would not be upset and the cop nod in assent . aw and do not worry mary and joe not gon na fry and or word to that effect . mary be still cry and but clearly relieve . of course we know full well that joe be gon na fry . fade out and the end . puh leeeze . good performance by joan ( a little hammy at time and but what jc performance isn not . ) and as well a marie prevost who play aggie . you might want to watch it once and if you do not mind waste 1 . 5 hour of your life . otherwise and stay away . my rating represent negative .