
Plunder Road(1957)
A spectacular heist starts to unravel as the crooks take it on the lam.

A teenaged boy goes for a ride with his brother and the brother's friends, who proceed to rob a store and murder the clerk. They are caught and, despite the young boy's protestations, he is convicted of murder and sent to prison. A female social worker assigned to the boy's case not only believes him, but begins to fall in love with him, and determines to either help him prove his innocence or escape.

Margaret Klenck
Laura Stephens

Gary McCleery
Bobby Lipscomb

John Sayles
Don

J.T. Walsh
Deputy Anderson

Martin Donovan
Josh

Spalding Gray
Terry Norfolk

John Seitz
Sheriff Mavis Johnson
Hard Choices is a drama, crime film released in 1985 exploring themes of female star appears topless. Directed by Rick King, it stars Margaret Klenck, Gary McCleery, John Sayles. A teenaged boy goes for a ride with his brother and the brother's friends, who proceed to rob a store and murder the clerk. They are caught and, despite the young boy's protestations, he is convicted of murder and sent to prison. A female social worker assigned to the boy's case not only believes him, but begins to fall in love with him, and determines to either help him prove his innocence or escape.
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