The Respectful Prostitute

Overview

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...

Details

Status

Released

Release date

October 7, 1952

Original language

French

Spoken languages

French

Countries

France

Cast

Charles Fawcett,Roland Bailly,François Martin,Marie Grant,Marcel Journet,Jean Hérold,Grégoire Gromoff,Louis de Funès,Jacques Sandri,Martin Lepageand 24 more

Director

Marcello Pagliero,Charles Brabant

Writer

Jacques-Laurent Bost,Jean-Paul Sartre,Alexandre Astruc

Cinematography

Eugen Schüfftan

Music

Georges Auric

Budget

Not recorded

Revenue

Not recorded

IMDb

tt0045060