The Respectful Prostitute
1952
95 minutes
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...
Top 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
François Joux
TV journalist
Nicolas Vogel
Nightclub customer
Othella
Star of the nightclub
Byron
Star of the nightclub
Marcel Journet
Schetting
Roland Bailly
Jacques Sandri
Pierre Paulet
Harold
Georges Patrix
Bernard Farrel
Frédéric Bart
Jack Ary
Trucker (uncredited)
Robert Mercier
Man in the garage (uncredited)
Jean Minisini
Man at the cabaret (uncredited)
Gil Delamare
Man in the garage (uncredited)
Charles Fawcett
(uncredited)
Marie Grant
(uncredited)
Jean Hérold
(uncredited)
Martin Lepage
(uncredited)
François Martin
(uncredited)