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House of Whipcord

House of Whipcord

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House of Whipcord

"Only young girls may enter and no one leaves..."

1974

1h 42m

5.9(56 votes)

Horror

Overview

Somewhere in the middle of the English countryside a former judge and a group of former prison warders, including his lover, run their own prison for young women who have not been held properly to account for their crimes. Here they mete out their own form of justice and ensure that the girls never return to their old ways.

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10 featured cast members

Starring

Barbara Markham

Barbara Markham

Mrs. Wakehurst

Patrick Barr

Patrick Barr

Justice Bailey

Ray Brooks

Ray Brooks

Tony

Ann Michelle

Ann Michelle

Julia

Karan David

Karan David

Karen

Sheila Keith

Sheila Keith

Walker

Penny Irving

Penny Irving

Ann-Marie Di Verney

Dorothy Gordon

Dorothy Gordon

Bates

Robert Tayman

Mark E. Desade

Ivor Salter

Ivor Salter

Jack

Creative team

Directed by: Pete Walker
Written by: David McGillivray
Pete Walker
Produced by: Pete Walker

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