Ida Lupino and Humphrey Bogart in High Sierra (1941) A trailblazer behind the camera In 1949, Lupino moved behind the camera for the first time, codirecting the low-budget drama Not Wanted.Lupino ...
As well as being the first female Hollywood director, Weber was also the first woman to found her own studio, becoming an ...
Villain of the piece is Amelia (Ida Lupino), supervisor of a women's prison which adjoins a jail for men. A 'border-line psychopath' who's never been able to hit it off socially with men ...