History Film / TheGirlInLoversLane

* VictoriasSecretCompartment: Sadie takes a $20 from Danny's wallet and stuffs it down her cleavage. Bix takes it back.

The story is centered on two drifters, the experienced Bix Dugan (Brett Halsey) and the young, naive Danny Winslow (Lowell Brown), who arrive in the small town of Sherman. Upon arriving, Bix starts up a relationship with an innocent young waitress named Carrie (Joyce Meadows), who's already being romantically pursued by creepy delivery man Jesse (Creator/JackElam). Eventually, Bix realizes he's going to have to leave Sherman soon, and attempts to break things off with Carrie. Things take a turn for the tragic, however, when, on the night Bix and Danny are supposed to leave, Carrie is murdered by Jesse.

!!Tropes:

* BathKick: Performed by the girl in the bath who Bix walks in on in the brothel.

* PapaWolf: Bix, towards Danny, though he might have some [[HoYay ulterior motives]].

* TruthInTelevision: Even though Jesse has been stalking Carrie and she's deeply frightened of him, everyone dismisses him as harmless and no action is taken against him until Danny finally beats a confession out of him for Carrie's assault and murder. Unfortunately, this isn't just a case of ValuesDissonance: Even in the present day stalking is often not taken seriously by authorities, and many women have been raped and murdered by men whom they ''already reported'', yet the police have taken no action to protect them against.

* ContemptibleCover: The movie's poster features an image of a man walking away from the corpse of a half-naked woman.

* VillainBall: As Jesse notices the lynch mob attack Bix who accuse of killing Carrie, Jesse got closer to watch and was feeling pretty smug on how Bix was getting blamed for his misdeeds. Good thing Danny showed up at the nick of time to grab Jesse and beat a confession out of him in which he was able to do so rather easily.

* IdiotBall: Even though the sheriff and his deputy are standing guard, they leave the jailhouse unlocked and have both their guns and the cell keys in easy access for intruders, which the lynch mob very easily takes advantage of.
** That and Carrie's murder at the hands of Jesse probably could've easily been prevented. Bix never tried to get the police to go after Jesse and he keeps leaving Carrie alone in the Woods at night and this went on even after he already fought off Jesse earlier. (See NearRapeExperience below.)

* NoHoldsBarredBeatdown: Carrie's father delivers one to Bix, after Carrie's murder. In Bix' defense, this is because he absolutely refuses to fight back due to what happened with his father (see IWishedYouWereDead, above).
* PapaWolf: Bix, towards Danny, though he might have some [[HoYay ulterior motives]], as seen in the YMMV tab.

* VillainBall: As Jesse notices the Lynch Mob attack Bix who accuse of killing Carrie, Jesse got closer to watch and was feeling pretty smug on how Bix was getting blamed for his misdeeds. Good thing Danny showed up at the nick of time to grab Jesse and beat a confession out of him in which he was able to do so rather easily.

* AbusiveParents: Bix's backstory
* BadGuyBar: Well, pool hall, really.

* ContemptibleCover: The one on this page.

* CoversAlwaysLie: It makes the film look a lot racier than it really is. On the other hand, it also [[TrailersAlwaysSpoil spoils]] the ending.

* BathKick: Performed by the girl in the bath who Dix walks in on in the brothel.

** That and Carrie's murder at the hands of Jesse probably could've easily been prevented. Dix never tried to get the Police to go after Jesse and he keeps leaving Carrie alone in the Woods at night and this went on even after he already fought off Jesse earlier. (See NearRapeExperience below.)

The story is centered on two drifters, the experienced Bix Dugan (Brett Halsey) and the young, naive Danny Winslow (Lowell Brown), who arrive in the small town of Sherman. Upon arriving, Bix starts up a relationship with an innocent young waitress named Carrie (Joyce Meadows), who's already being romantically pursued by creepy delivery man Jesse (Jack Elam). Eventually, Bix realizes he's going to have to leave Sherman soon, and attempts to break things off with Carrie. Things take a turn for the tragic, however, when, on the night Bix and Danny are supposed to leave, Carrie is murdered by Jesse.

* MayDecemberRomance: Danny and Sadie the hooker, going by Bix's comments. Due to DawsonCasting, however, it doesn't look like there's much of a difference.

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''The Girl in Lovers' Lane'' is a 1959 movie centered on two drifters, the older, experienced Bix Dugan and the young, naive Danny Winslow, who arrive in the small town of Sherman. Upon arriving, Bix starts up a relationship with an innocent young waitress named Carrie, who's already being romantically pursued by creepy delivery man Jesse. Eventually, Bix realizes he's going to have to leave Sherman soon, and attempts to break things off with Carrie. Things take a turn for the tragic, however, when, on the night Bix and Danny are supposed to leave, Carrie is murdered by Jesse.

* BeautyEqualsGoodness: In contrast to the generically good-looking heroes, Jesse, played by Jack Elam, is ugly as sin.

* DevilInPlainSight: Jesse. Carrie and Danny see him as the creep he is, but everyone else considers him harmless until the very end. Bix didn't see it either, but knew he scared Carrie and that was enough for him.

* PapaWolf: Bix, towards Danny

* DevilInPlainSight: Jesse. Carrie, Bix and Danny all see him as the creep he is, but everyone else considers him harmless until the very end.

''TheGirlInLoversLane'' is a 1959 movie centered on two drifters, the older, experienced Bix Dugan and the young, naive Danny Winslow, who arrive in the small town of Sherman. Upon arriving, Bix starts up a relationship with an innocent young waitress named Carrie, who's already being romantically pursued by creepy delivery man Jesse. Eventually, Bix realizes he's going to have to leave Sherman soon, and attempts to break things off with Carrie. Things take a turn for the tragic, however, when, on the night Bix and Danny are supposed to leave, Carrie is murdered by Jesse.