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...
Directors:
Marcello Pagliero, Charles Brabant.
Writers:
Jacques-Laurent Bost, Alexandre Astruc.
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Barbara Laage as Lizzie McKay |
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Walter Bryant as Teddy Barnes |
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Ivan Desny as Fred Clarke |
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Marcel Herrand as Senator Clarke |
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Louis de Funès as Nightclub customer |
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Yolande Laffon as Marie |
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Marie Olivier as Annie, friend of Lizzie |
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André Valmy as Georges, club boss |
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Jacques Hilling as The nightclub drunk |
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Jean Danet as Nightclub customer |
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Grégoire Gromoff as Nightclub customer |
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Luc Andrieux as Bartender |
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François Joux as TV journalist |
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Nicolas Vogel as Nightclub customer |
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Othella as Star of the nightclub |
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Byron as Star of the nightclub |
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Marcel Journet as |
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Schetting as |
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Roland Bailly as |
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Jacques Sandri as |
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Pierre Paulet as |
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Harold as |
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Georges Patrix as |
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Bernard Farrel as |
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Frédéric Bart as |
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Jack Ary as Trucker (uncredited) |
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Robert Mercier as Man in the garage (uncredited) |
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Jean Minisini as Man at the cabaret (uncredited) |
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Gil Delamare as Man in the garage (uncredited) |
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Charles Fawcett as (uncredited) |
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Marie Grant as (uncredited) |
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Jean Hérold as (uncredited) |
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Martin Lepage as (uncredited) |
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François Martin as (uncredited) |
| Directing | Marcello Pagliero | Director |
| Directing | Charles Brabant | Director |
| Writing | Jean-Paul Sartre | Theatre Play |
| Writing | Jacques-Laurent Bost | Screenplay |
| Camera | Eugen Schüfftan | Director of Photography |
| Editing | Monique Kirsanoff | Editor |
| Writing | Alexandre Astruc | Screenplay |
| Sound | Georges Auric | Original Music Composer |
