Girl of the Night (1960)
Directed by Joseph Cates
Genres - Drama |
Sub-Genres - Psychological Drama |
Release Date - Nov 11, 1960 (USA - Unknown), Nov 11, 1960 (USA) |
Run Time - 93 min. |
Countries - United States |
MPAA Rating - NR
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Synopsis by Hal Erickson
Anne Francis stars as a young prostitute in search of a way out. She seeks out the help of a discreet psychiatrist (Lloyd Nolan), to find out why she has doomed herself to her sordid profession and why she can't seem to shake loose. At this point the film becomes a virtual monologue for Anne Francis, who is magnificent. Girl of the Night never quite rises above its exploitation trappings, but Ms. Francis' performance is worth the admission price alone. The film was advertised as a "case study", based on the book The Call Girl by Dr. Harold Greenwald.
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going-straight, prostitute/prostitution, psychiatrist, boyfriend, pimp, starting-over