Her Name Was Ellie, His Name Was Lyle

Her Name Was Ellie, His Name Was Lyle

29 mins | Drama | Sept. 25, 1967

In New York City, a relationship is threatened when a young man discovers he's caught syphilis from a tryst with a waitress named Ellie. This threatens his relationship with a new girl. Film critic Amy Taubin co-stars as the new girl who gets the bad news. The director is apparently the same man who edited Fritz Lang's The Testament of Dr. Mabuse.

Her Name Was Ellie, His Name Was Lyle

29 mins | Drama | Sept. 25, 1967

Her Name Was Ellie, His Name Was Lyle
In New York City, a relationship is threatened when a young man discovers he's caught syphilis from a tryst with a waitress named Ellie. This threatens his relationship with a new girl. Film critic Amy Taubin co-stars as the new girl who gets the bad news. The director is apparently the same man who edited Fritz Lang's The Testament of Dr. Mabuse.
Producers Louis de Rochemont Associates, Bureau for Public Health Education
Original title Her Name Was Ellie, His Name Was Lyle
Directors Lothar Wolff
Writers Robert Rickner, Edward Stewart

Cast

John Pleshette

as Bruce

Amy Taubin

as Laura

Lynne Lipton

as Ellie Barnes

David Cummins

as Ben Miller