Chained Girls (1965)
This exploitation classic purports to expose the secrets of the 1960s lesbian underworld.
Top billed cast
Joel HoltNarrator (voice)- Marlene Eck(uncredited)
June Roberts(uncredited)
Marlene Starr(uncredited)
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