History Film / SoYoungSoBad

* CruellaToAnimals: Beuhler catches the rabbit Jane had been keeping as a pet and is seen squashing it with a GoryDiscretionShot.

* Loretta (Anne Francis), an implied former prostitute who had a baby out of wedlock and put it up for adoption.

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* BlackmailIsSuchAnUglyWord: They say "meditation room", they mean "solitary confinement". They say "occupational therapy", they mean "hard labor".

* UnusualEuphemism: They say "meditation room", they mean "solitary confinement". They say "occupational therapy", they mean "hard labor".

The main character is Dr. John Jason (Paul Henreid), a Polish-American psychiatrist who has taken a job at the Elmview Corrective School for Girls. He arrives there at the same time as four new attendees. They are:

''So Young, So Bad'' is a 1950 drama film, directed by Bernard Vorhaus, about a barbaric reform school for girls. The film is actually not a straight example of GirlsBehindBars and could almost be seen as a {{deconstruction}} of the genre before it even became popular. It also has some striking similarities with the film ''Film/{{Caged}}'', which was released one day before it.

''So Young, So Bad'' is a 1950 drama film directed by Bernard Vorhaus, about a barbaric reform school for girls. The film is actually not a straight example of GirlsBehindBars and could almost be seen as a {{deconstruction}} of the genre before it even became popular. It also has some striking similarities with the film ''Film/{{Caged}}'', which was released one day before it.

The main character is Dr. John Jason (Paul Henreid), a Polish-American psychologist who has gone to work at a reform school. He arrives there at the same time as four new girls. They are:

''So Young, So Bad'' is a 1950 drama film directed by Bernard Vorhaus, about barbaric reform school for girls. The film is actually not a straight example of GirlsBehindBars and could almost be seen as a {{deconstruction}} of the genre before it even became popular. It also has some striking similarities with the film ''Film/{{Caged}}'', which was released one day before it.

Screen debut of Rita Moreno.

The main character is Dr. John Jason (Paul Henreid), a Polish-American psychologist who has gone to work at a reform school. He arrives at the same time as four new girls. They are:
* Loretta (Anne Francis) - an implied former prostitute who had a baby out of wedlock and put it up for adoption.
* Dolores (Creator/RitaMoreno, billed as "Rosita Moreno") - a runaway who faced racial discrimination when she was younger and is now emotionally unbalanced.
* Jane (Enid Pulver) - a girl who never knew her father and has a history of being abused.
* Jackie (Anne Jackson) - a surrogate big sister to Jane who pretty much does all her decision-making for her.

''So Young, So Bad'' is a 1950 black and white film about troublesome girls sent to a barbaric reform school. The film is actually not a straight example of GirlsBehindBars and could almost be seen as a Deconstruction of the genre before it even became popular. It also has some striking similarities with the film ''Film/{{Caged}}'', which was released one day before it.

The main character is Dr. John Jason, a Polish-American psychologist who has gone to work at a reform school. He arrives at the same time as four new girls. They are:
* Loretta - an implied former prostitute who had a baby out of wedlock and put it up for adoption.
* Dolores - a runaway who faced racial discrimination when she was younger and is now emotionally unbalanced.
* Jane - a girl who never knew her father and has a history of being abused.
* Jackie - a surrogate big sister to Jane who pretty much does all her decision-making for her.

Dr. Jason arrives at the school, hoping to help these girls and many others. A social worker, Ruth Levering, is also sympathetic to the girls, but they face difficulties from Mr. Riggs who runs the school and sees the girls as little more than criminals and animals, and Mrs. Beuhler, the sadistic matron who carries out punishment.

* GettingCrapPastTheRadar: See above for details on Jackie's supposed lesbianism, but Loretta is heavily implied to have been a prostitute even though Dr. Jason lists her case as "vagrancy".

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''So Young, So Bad'' is a 1950 black and white film about troublesome girls sent to a barbaric reform school. The film is actually not a straight example of GirlsBehindBars and could almost be seen as a Deconstruction of the genre before it even became popular. It also has some striking similarities with the film ''Film/{{Caged}}'' which was released one day before it.

The main character is Dr John Jason, a Polish-American psychologist who has gone to work at a reform school. He arrives at the same time as four new girls. They are:

Dr Jason arrives at the school, hoping to help these girls and many others. A social worker, Ruth Levering is also sympathetic to the girls but they face difficulties from Mr Riggs who runs the school and sees the girls as little more than criminals and animals, and Mrs Beuhler the sadistic matron who carries out punishment.

* BreakTheCutie: The raison d'etre of Mrs Beuhler. [[spoiler: She succeeds with Dolores]].
* CerebusCallBack: Inverted. Dolores tells a traumatic story from her childhood about her parents not speaking English. When her parents visit, Dr Jason can't understand Spanish. However he and Dolores both laugh and Dolores translates for him.

* DevilInPlainSight: Mrs Beuhler, the cruel matron. Riggs is more of a BitchInSheepsClothing, while she's up front about her nastiness.

* {{Foreshadowing}}: When Dr Jason tells Dolores she has pretty hair, Mrs Beuhler is shown reacting to that...

* GettingCrapPastTheRadar: See above for details on Jackie's supposed lesbianism but Loretta is heavily implied to have been a prostitute even though Dr Jason lists her case as "vagrancy".

* HighSchoolDance: The staff decide to organise one to give the girls something to look forward to.
* HotForTeacher: Loretta for Dr Jason.

* TokenMinority: Subverted with Dolores. She is the only non-white girl of the four but is given plenty of character that doesn't revolve around her race. In fact, the story from her childhood about her parents not being able to speak English isn't really related to her race, per se, as Dr Jason is able to relay a similar story about his Polish father.
* TraumaticHaircut: [[spoiler: Mrs Beuhler cruelly cuts off Dolores's hair when she won't snitch on the other girls.]]

* UnusualEuphemism: They say "meditation room", they mean "solitary confinement". They say "occupational therapy", they mean "hard labour".
* UnwittingInstigatorOfDoom: Whichever girl left scissors in plain sight in the dormitory ended up [[spoiler: getting Beuhler to cut Dolores's hair off, the girl hanging herself and nearly getting Ruth and Dr Jason fired]].

* DevilInPlainSight: Mrs Beuhler.

* DrivenToSuicide: [[spoiler: Dolores]].

* MoodWhiplash: The tragic scene of [[spoiler: Dolores getting her hair cut off]] switches quite suddenly to the bouncy music of the dance downstairs.

''So Young, So Bad'' is a 1950 black and white film about troublesome girls sent to a barbaric reform school. The film is actually not a straight example of GirlsBehindBars and could almost be seen as a Deconstruction of the genre before it even became popular. It also has some striking similarities with the film ''Caged'' which was released one day before it.

* TheCastShowoff: Rita Moreno as Dolores gets to show off her amazing singing voice years before starring in ''Film/WestSideStory''.

* TokenMinority: Subverted with Dolores. She is the only non-white girl of the four but is given plenty of character that doesn't revolve around her race. In fact, the story from her childhood about her parents not being able to speak English isn't really related to her race, per say, as Dr Jason is able to relay a similar story about his Polish father.

* WetSariScene: Completely FetishRetardant as, while Loretta is soaking wet in her uniform [[spoiler: she's also barely conscious from having been sprayed repeatedly with a fire hose]].

* TheCastShowoff: Rita Moreno as Dolores gets to show off her amazing singing voice years before starring in ''WestSideStory''.

* CompleteMonster: Mrs Beuhler. While Mr Riggs mainly acts indirectly, Beuhler takes pleasure in carrying out any punishments.

* CrossesTheLineTwice: Mrs Beuhler sprays the girls with a fire hose as punishment for setting fire to their dormitory, [[spoiler: cuts off Dolores's hair]] and flogs the girls to prevent them from telling.

* RetroactiveRecognition: Three of the young actresses, Anne Francis, Anne Jackson and Rita Moreno.

* TyrantTakesTheHelm: Inverted. The tyrants are in charge at the start but the kind and benevolent people take over.