The Respectful Prostitute

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...

Directed by Marcello Pagliero, Charles Brabant

Top cast

Barbara Laage

Lizzie McKay

W

Walter Bryant

Teddy Barnes

Ivan Desny

Fred Clarke

Marcel Herrand

Senator Clarke

Louis de Funès

Nightclub customer

Yolande Laffon

Marie

M

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

O

Othella

Star of the nightclub

B

Byron

Star of the nightclub

Marcel Journet

S

Schetting

Roland Bailly

J

Jacques Sandri

Details