The Respectful Prostitute (1952)

Name: The Respectful Prostitute
Genre: Drama
Released: 1952-10-07
Duration: 95 min
Cast: Barbara Laage, Walter Bryant, Ivan Desny, Marcel Herrand, Louis de Funès

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...

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Released 1952-10-07 · 95 min · Drama

Directed by Marcello Pagliero, Charles Brabant

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
François Joux as TV journalist
Nicolas Vogel as Nightclub customer
Othella as Star of the nightclub