Naive country girls face city corruption in this lurid crime exposé from 1937.
SLAVES IN BONDAGE
Society Beauties by Day! Party Girls by Night!
The film tells the tale of how naive country girls are lured to the big city with the promise of employment only to be abducted and forced to work as prostitutes in decadent, high-class brothels.
Where beauty treatments come with a side of criminal enterprise—1930s style.
Before there was Law & Order: SVU, there was Slaves in Bondage—an exploitation drama unmasking the seedy underbelly of big city 'employment' for unsuspecting young women. With beauty salons doubling as recruitment centers and jealous gangsters stirring up trouble, this film doesn't shy away from the salacious details that made 1930s exploitation cinema infamous.
— SassyFlix Programmer
Slaves in Bondage is a 1937 American crime drama directed by Elmer Clifton about naive country girls lured to the city and trapped in a prostitution ring.
Synopsis
Why Cult
A pre-Code-style crime drama that pulls back the curtain on prostitution rings targeting naive newcomers.
Watch as a seemingly innocent beauty shop becomes the hub for luring girls into a criminal underworld.
Wheeler Oakman’s Jim Murray and his cronies orchestrate a racket that’s as sleazy as it is dangerous.
Dona Lee’s budding romance with a wannabe reporter adds another layer of intrigue to the perilous proceedings.
Questions from the Vault
What is Slaves in Bondage about? +
Slaves in Bondage follows country girls lured to the city, only to be kidnapped and forced into prostitution by a criminal ring using a beauty salon as a front.
When was Slaves in Bondage released? +
Slaves in Bondage was released in 1937.
Who directed Slaves in Bondage? +
Slaves in Bondage was directed by Elmer Clifton.
How long is Slaves in Bondage? +
Slaves in Bondage has a runtime of 70 minutes.
What genre is Slaves in Bondage? +
Slaves in Bondage is a crime drama.
Where can I watch Slaves in Bondage? +
Slaves in Bondage is available to stream on SassyFlix.
