''Taming Sutton's Gal'' is a 1957 American film drama directed by

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and written by Frederick Louis Fox and Thames Williamson. The film stars John Lupton,

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, Jack Kelly, May Wynn and

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. It was released on September 15, 1957, by

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Plot

Hunting for pheasant, bank teller Frank McClary takes room and board in the Sutton home of 17-year-old girl Lou and her aunt. Living next door are quarreling neighbors Evelyn and Jugger Phelps, an unhappy wife and a jealous husband threatening her harm should she ever leave him. Evelyn, a former burlesque dancer, gets Frank alone and attempts to seduce him. When she is rejected, she angrily tells her husband that Frank was the aggressor. Jugger confronts him and is given a beating by Frank. Lou, teased mercilessly by her aunt about finding a man, sees Frank and Evelyn together and gets the wrong idea. Frank's affection for the teenager grows. Evelyn, meanwhile, shoots and wounds her husband after another argument. Evelyn pushes him too far and Jugger kills her. As the police come, Frank and Lou leave together to be married.

Cast

* John Lupton as Frank McClary *

as Lou Sutton * Jack Kelly as Jugger Phelps * May Wynn as Evelyn Phelps *

as Aunty Sutton

References

External links

* 1957 films 1950s English-language films American comedy-drama films 1957 comedy-drama films Republic Pictures films Films directed by Lesley Selander 1950s American films English-language comedy-drama films {{1950s-US-drama-film-stub