The Story of Molly X

June Havoc stars in "The Story of Molly X" from 1949. The film features John Russell, Elliott Lewis, Dorothy Hart, and Connie Gilchrist. This was Richard Egan's film debut; he was uncredited as a detective.

June plays Molly, a recent widow, takes over as the boss of San Francisco robbery gang run by her husband Rick. When Rod (Lewis) admits to Molly that he's always loved her and killed her husband, she shoots him.

Molly hides the gun in the apartment building. She winds up going to prison for robbery. However, she lives in fear of the gun being found which will send her to the electric chair. The murder remains unsolved.

Unfortunately, Lewis' girlfriend Anne (Hart) is out to get her and makes it tough for Molly, constantly prodding the detective in charge of the still-open murder case.

I like June Havoc, and she does a good job here. The most interesting thing to me in the film, though, was that prison. No cells, work detail that includes training, socializing, dances, mentors, and no harsh discipline - in fact, there didn't seem to be any. And why would there be - it was like a vacation.

Entertaining, with a neat ending. Loved seeing June Havoc with the animals at the prison, a cat and dog - she was a huge animal lover in real life.