The Respectful Prostitute (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 ProstituteDrama
Cast
- Barbara Laage — Lizzie McKay
- Walter Bryant — Teddy Barnes
- Ivan Desny — Fred Clarke
- Marcel Herrand — Senator Clarke
- Louis de Funès — Nightclub customer
- Yolande Laffon — Marie
- Marie Olivier — Annie, friend of Lizzie
- André Valmy — Georges, club boss
- Jacques Hilling — The nightclub drunk
- Jean Danet — Nightclub customer
- Grégoire Gromoff — Nightclub customer
- Luc Andrieux — Bartender
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