The Respectful Prostitute
1952 · 95 min
Drama
★ 5.3Fred, 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...
Crew
- Director Marcello Pagliero
- Director Charles Brabant
- Screenplay Alexandre Astruc
- Screenplay Jacques-Laurent Bost
- Director of Photography Eugen Schüfftan
Cast
Barbara Laage
Lizzie McKay
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Walter Bryant
Teddy Barnes
Ivan Desny
Fred Clarke
Marcel Herrand
Senator Clarke
Louis de Funès
Nightclub customer
Yolande Laffon
Marie
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Marie Olivier
Annie, friend of Lizzie
André Valmy
Georges, club boss
Jacques Hilling
The nightclub drunk
Jean Danet
Nightclub customer
Grégoire Gromoff
Nightclub customer
Luc Andrieux
Bartender
Crew
- Director — Marcello Pagliero
- Director — Charles Brabant
- Screenplay — Alexandre Astruc
- Screenplay — Jacques-Laurent Bost
- Director of Photography — Eugen Schüfftan
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