Dec 23,1961
Mary Ann Robinson, a young lady living in The Bronx, New York, with her masochist, domineering mother and sympathetic however inadequate stepfather, is assaulted while strolling home one night. Hushing up about the assault, Mary Ann flees, trying to lose herself in Manhattan by leasing a shabby level and taking an occupation in a dime store. Overpowered by individuals' antagonistic vibe and her own particular sadness, Mary Ann tries to bounce off the Manhattan Bridge, just to be ceased by Mike, a carport repairman who takes her back to his unassuming storm cellar loft close-by. At first energetic about Mike's consideration, Mary Ann gets to be distinctly panicked when he declines to let her leave. Is Mike truly Mary Ann's rescuer - or would he say he is another attacker?
| nudity | Rape scene, but only the beginning and immediate aftermath of the attack are shown. Carroll Baker remains fully clothed. No actual onscreen nudity; Carroll Baker is seen bathing in a tub, and is less than fully dressed in some scenes. Baker's rooming-house neighbor, played by Jean Stapleton, is a woman of a decidedly coarse nature, possibly a prostitute, who is seen entertaining a sailor in her room at one point. |
| violence | Rape scene in which the attacker forces Carroll Baker to the ground and gets on top of her. Scene fades out, then fades back in to show rapist getting up and leaving. Carroll Baker's character attempts suicide by trying to jump off the Manhattan Bridge. A drunken Ralph Meeker attempts to embrace Carroll Baker; Baker kicks Meeker in the face while he's on all fours, blinding him in one eye. |
| profanity | No profanities or "four-letter words" in the dialogue. |
| alcohol | Several scenes of drunkenness involving the Ralph Meeker character. |
| frightening | Nighttime rape scene; attempted suicide on the Manhattan Bridge; a kick to the face; nightmare sequence featuring images of blank-faced schoogirls and the reappearance of the rapist. |
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