Girls of the Night (1957)
Directed by Maurice Cloche
Release Date - Mar 20, 1959 (USA) |
Run Time - 114 min. |
Countries - France |
MPAA Rating - NR
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Synopsis by Eleanor Mannikka
This is a standard drama by Maurice Cloche about an uneven struggle against the excesses of pimps and gangsters. Father Herman (Claus Holm) runs a shelter for hookers, and while he takes care of them, he tries to get them away from the pimps and other men who pose a continual threat to their lives. When a young woman is sought after by one of the gangsters, the good Father and several of the hookers, as well as the woman's fiance, band together to protect her.
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going-straight, group, help, one-against-odds, plight, prostitute/prostitution