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The Respectful Prostitute
Fred, the nephew of a senator,has murdered a Black man on a train. The two only witnesses are Lizzie McKay, a prostitute from New York, and Sidney, a colored man. Fred decides to seduce Lizzie in order to make her give false evidence according to which Sidney has attempted to rape her. The uncle also puts pressure on the young woman. After much hesitation, Lizzie finally accepts but Sidney, who has nearly got lynched, takes refuge at her home...
Cast
- Barbara Laage as Lizzie McKay
- Walter Bryant as Teddy Barnes
- Ivan Desny as Fred Clarke
- Marcel Herrand as Senator Clarke
- Louis de Funès as Nightclub customer
- Yolande Laffon as Marie
- Marie Olivier as Annie, friend of Lizzie
- André Valmy as Georges, club boss
- Jacques Hilling as The nightclub drunk
- Jean Danet as Nightclub customer
- Grégoire Gromoff as Nightclub customer
- Luc Andrieux as Bartender
Details
- Director
- Marcello Pagliero and Charles Brabant
- Released
- October 7, 1952
- Runtime
- 1h 35m
- Genres
- Drama
- Status
- Released
- TMDB score
- 5.3 / 10 from 18 votes
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