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The Respectful Whore
The Respectful Whore

THE RESPECTFUL WHORE

La Putain respectueuse

Directed by Charles Brabant, Marcello Pagliero
France, 1952
Drama

Synopsis

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.

Synopsis

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.