Review:
-Respectful Prostitute looks and feels like most American movies of the late 40's and early 50's. The stark difference being the story. It tells of a prostitute from New York who witnesses the murder of a black man by a Senator's son on a train headed to the South. It was made in France and is very critical of America. It reminded me very much of To Kill A Mockingbird, if you replaced that movies naivety with cold cynicism. At first I thought the ending was out of step with the rest of the film, but looking back I realize how perfectly it works with the feel. It is the American ending, and it sheds a last harsh, ironic light on America. 8/10
Directed by
Charles Brabant
Marcello Pagliero
Writing credits
Alexandre Astruc
Jacques-Laurent Bost
Cast
Barbara Laage ... Lizzie Mac-Kay - chanteuse entraîneuse
Ivan Desny ... Fred Clarke - le fils du sénateur
Walter Bryant ... Teddy Barnes - le sénateur
Yolande Laffon ... Marie - la soeur du sénateur
Nicolas Vogel ... Un client du night-club
Marcel Journet
acques Hilling ... L'ivrogne du night-club
Schetting Schetting
Marie Olivier ... Annie - une copine de Lizzie
Jean Danet ... Un client du night-club
Roland Bailly
André Valmy ... Georges - le patron du club
Jacques Sandri
Pierre Paulet
Harold
Country:France
Language:dubbed English version
Release Date:8 October 1952 (France)
Runtime 95 min
Sound Mix:Mono
Color:Black and White
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