The Respectful Prostitute (1952)
1952 · 1h 35m · Drama
Genres: Drama
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.
Director: Marcello Pagliero, Charles Brabant
Writers: Jacques-Laurent Bost, Alexandre Astruc
Music by: Georges Auric
Cinematography: Eugen Schüfftan
Editor: Monique Kirsanoff
Cast
Barbara Laage as Lizzie McKayWalter Bryant as Teddy BarnesIvan Desny as Fred ClarkeMarcel Herrand as Senator ClarkeLouis de Funès as Nightclub customerYolande Laffon as MarieMarie Olivier as Annie, friend of LizzieAndré Valmy as Georges, club bossJacques Hilling as The nightclub drunkJean Danet as Nightclub customerGrégoire Gromoff as Nightclub customerLuc Andrieux as BartenderMore like this
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