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...

Released

1952-10-07

Genres

Drama

Runtime

95 min

Status

Released

Directed / written by

Marcello Pagliero, Charles Brabant, Alexandre Astruc, Jacques-Laurent Bost

TMDB rating

5.3/10 from 18 votes