The movie’s real auteur was its producer, Corman, a.k.a “King of the B Movies.”

The drama explores a fractured female psyche.

In the case ofThe Cry Baby Killer,the craze was cinematic studies of juvenile delinquency.

Custom image of a young Jack Nicholson in The Cry Baby Killer

Image by Nimesh Niyomal

If only Jimmy Wallace had a better sense of humor, this whole mess might’ve been avoided.

Jack Nicholson as Jimmy Wallace in The Cry Baby Killer

Image via Allied Artists Pictures Corporation

A-Safe-Place-Orson-Welles-Jack-Nicholson

01385591_poster_w780-1.jpg

instar49054663.jpg

Cast Placeholder Image

Jack Nicholson