The Respectful Prostitute
1952, French. Directed by Marcello Pagliero & Charles Brabant.
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...
- Runtime
- 1h 35m
- Post-credits
- None listed
- Language
- French
- Rated
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Cast & crew
- Marcello PaglieroDirector
- Charles BrabantDirector
- Barbara LaageLizzie McKay
- Walter BryantTeddy Barnes
- Ivan DesnyFred Clarke
- Marcel HerrandSenator Clarke
- Louis de FunèsNightclub customer
- Yolande LaffonMarie
- Marie OlivierAnnie, friend of Lizzie
- André ValmyGeorges, club boss
- Jacques HillingThe nightclub drunk
- Jean DanetNightclub customer
- Grégoire GromoffNightclub customer
- Luc AndrieuxBartender
Details
- Released
- 7 October 1952
- Original title
- La P..... respectueuse
- Country
- France
- Written by
- Alexandre Astruc, Jacques-Laurent Bost
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The Respectful Prostitute isn’t streaming on any OTT platform in India yet; it released on 7 October 1952. (Checked 10 November 2026.)
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Who directed The Respectful Prostitute?
The Respectful Prostitute (1952) was directed by Marcello Pagliero and Charles Brabant and stars Barbara Laage, Walter Bryant, Ivan Desny.