The Respectful Prostitute

The Respectful Prostitute

95 mins | Drama | Oct. 7, 1952

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...

The Respectful Prostitute

95 mins | Drama | Oct. 7, 1952

The Respectful Prostitute
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...
IMDb rating 6.6
Producers
Original title La P..... respectueuse
Directors Charles Brabant, Marcello Pagliero
Writers Jacques-Laurent Bost, Alexandre Astruc, Jean-Paul Sartre

Cast

Barbara Laage

as Lizzie McKay

Walter Bryant

as Teddy Barnes

Ivan Desny

as Fred Clarke

Marcel Herrand

as Le sénateur Clarke

Louis de Funès

as un client du night-club

Yolande Laffon

as Marie

Marie Olivier

as Annie, une copine de Lizzie

André Valmy

as Georges, le patron du club

Jacques Hilling

as l'ivrogne du night-club

Jean Danet

as un client du night-club

Byron et O'Thella

as les vedettes du club

Grégoire Gromoff

as un client du night-club

Jack Ary

as un routier

Luc Andrieux

as le barman

François Joux

as le journaliste T.V

Nicolas Vogel

as un client du night-club

Robert Mercier

as un homme au garage

Jean Minisini

as un homme au cabaret

Gil Delamare

as un homme au garage

Harold

as

Othella

as

Byron

as