The Revolt of Mamie Stover
Why Did Mamie Stover Have to Leave San Francisco?
A mid-century drama about a woman seeking redemption and reinvention in wartime Hawaii, balancing her scandalous past against hopes for a fresh start.
In the early ’40s, a San Francisco prostitute is run out of town just as World War II has begun to intensify. She settles down in Hawaii, hoping to start a new life.
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