The Respectful Prostitute

(1952)

★ 5.3 IMDb · 18 votes

Genres: Drama

Year: 1952

Runtime: 95 мин

Country: France

Director: Marcello Pagliero, Charles Brabant

Cast: Barbara Laage, Walter Bryant, Иван Десни, Marcel Herrand, Луи де Фюнес, Yolande Laffon, Marie Olivier, André Valmy, Jacques Hilling, Jean Danet

Plot

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...