Sorority Girl (1957)

Synopsis: Co-ed confessions abound in this Roger Corman quickie about a rich and beautiful sorority sister named Sabra (Susan Cabot) whose self-centered maliciousness makes her extremely unpopular. Her only... Co-ed confessions abound in this Roger Corman quickie about a rich and beautiful sorority sister named Sabra (Susan Cabot) whose self-centered maliciousness makes her extremely unpopular. Her only "friend" is an overweight pledge named Ellie, whom she constantly abuses, and in one scene she even beats her sadistically with a paddle. When her roommate, Rita (Barboura Morris), finds out about the abuse, Sabra uses blackmail to stop her from reporting it. Later she embroils a pregnant pledge (June Kenney) in another blackmail scheme, this time against Rita's boyfriend (Dick Miller). Basically, Sabra is just acting out because her callous, rich-bitch mother (Fay Baker) doesn't love her. Cabot's fine performance and charisma makes the audience sympathetic to Sabra even at her worst, elevating this above most soapy college scandal films of the time. Cabot would later star in Corman's 1960 cult classic THE WASP WOMAN, and June Kenney would go on to star in Corman's TEENAGE DOLL. The script by Ed Waters mixes some pretty potent psychology into the foamy campus brew, leaving an interesting aftertaste. The weird artwork behind the opening credits is by Bill Martin. [More]

Starring: Susan Cabot, Dick Miller, Barbara Crane, Fay Baker

Starring: Susan Cabot, Dick Miller, Barbara Crane, Fay Baker

Director: Roger Corman

Director: Roger Corman

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