Review of Jail Bait (1954) by Scott Free Aka Mister Miracle — 01 Jul 2008

MAYBE SOME DAY I WRITE A BLOG ABOUT THIS MOVIE.

This review of Jail Bait (1954) was written by Scott Free Aka Mister Miracle on 01 Jul 2008.

Jail Bait has generally received negative reviews.

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By Peter T (323) on 11 Jun 2007

Terrific Ed Wood film noir, with a hilarious twist, endless piano-guitar theme music, night exteriors so dark one can only see car headlights,…

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By Tony P (976) on 15 Aug 2009

Ed Wood's swing-and-a-miss at film noir is more bland than most of his work…

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By Daniel C (1,809) on 15 Mar 2011

Actually not bad, and not even by Ed Wood's standards…

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By Greg W (4,011) on 06 Aug 2013

Jail Bait was definitely an interesting movie. Probably one of Ed Woods best in the sense that it wasn't so bad its good…

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By Sweeney Todd 6 (1) on 30 Apr 2007

The best from Ed Wood, an actually plausable story that…

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By Chandra L (62) on 12 Feb 2008

The background music... will make you CRAZY!!! It just goes on and on and on…

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By Joshua L (2,111) on 17 Jan 2013

Another hare-brained plot from Ed Wood, and plenty more examples of film-making at its worst…

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By Aj V (1,538) on 09 Nov 2010

This isn't a well known movie of Ed Wood's, but I thought it was very good, especially the story…

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By Donovan D (139) on 12 Sep 2007

A below average crime film by the Z-Grade auteur Ed Wood, Jail Bait is a crime film that is as lacking in quality as the rest of his films,…

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By Daniel F (660) on 26 May 2008

The most serios Ed Wood film I have ever seen, but what happens whit the ending? Can a twist be so stupid…

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