House of Women is a 1962 American crime drama directed by Crane Wilbur, starring Shirley Knight and Andrew Duggan.

Walter Doniger, who was hired to direct the film, was fired and replaced by Wilbur 10 days into shooting.

[1] Erica Hayden (Knight) is a young expectant mother wrongly implicated in a crime and sent to prison for five years.

Frank Cole, the warden, becomes infatuated with Erica and effectively blocks her chances for parole.

Erica prevents a tragedy and earns the right to be freed to be with her daughter, and Warden Cole's unethical methods come to light.