The Weak and the Wicked

The Weak and the Wicked
UK release poster
Directed byJ. Lee Thompson
Written byAnne Burnaby
J Lee Thompson
Joan Henry
Based onWho Lie in Gaol
by Joan Henry
Produced byVictor Skutezky
StarringGlynis Johns
Diana Dors
John Gregson
CinematographyGilbert Taylor
Edited byRichard Best
Music byLeighton Lucas
Production
companies
Associated British
Marble Arch Productions
Distributed byAssociated British-Pathé
Release date
  • 4 February 1954 (1954-02-04)
Running time
88 minutes
CountryUnited Kingdom
LanguageEnglish
Box office£213,706 (UK)

The Weak and the Wicked (U.S. title: Young and Willing) is a 1954 British drama film directed by J. Lee Thompson and starring Glynis Johns and Diana Dors. It was written by Anne Burnaby, Thompson and Joan Henry, based on the 1952 autobiographical novel Who Lie in Gaol by Henry.

The film explores the life of inmates behind bars where innocence is lost in the world of vice.