Room 43 (1958)
"Passport to Shame" (original title)

Cabdriver Constantine falls for French girl mixed up with white slave ring, eventually helps to liberate her.

Director:

Alvin Rakoff

Writer:

Patrick Alexander

Stars:

Diana Dors, Herbert Lom, Eddie Constantine

Cast

Credited cast:
Diana Dors	...	Vicki
Herbert Lom	...	Nick Biaggi
Eddie Constantine	...	Johnny McVey
Odile Versois	...	Marie Louise 'Malou' Beaucaire
Brenda de Banzie	...	Aggie
Robert Brown	...	Mike
Elwyn Brook-Jones	...	Solicitor Heath
Rest of cast listed alphabetically:
Maria Andipa
Yvonne Buckingham	...	Tart
Percy Cartwright	...	Registrar
Jackie Collins	...	English Girl
Robert Fabian	...	Himself
Lana Morris	...	Girl
James Ottaway	...	Assistant Registrar
Pat Pleasance	...	Sally

Storyline

Cabdriver Constantine falls for French girl mixed up with white slave ring, eventually helps to liberate her.

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Taglines:

For Those Who Think They've Seen Everything!

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Genres:

Drama

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Details

Country:

UK

Language:

English

Release Date:

7 February 1959 (Sweden)

Also Known As:

Room 43

Filming Locations:

Walton Studios, Walton-on-Thames, Surrey, England, UK

Company Credits

Production Co:

United Co-Productions

Technical Specs

Runtime:

86 min

Sound Mix:

Mono (RCA Sound Recording)

Color:

Black and White

Aspect Ratio:

1.66 : 1

Did You Know?

Connections

Referenced in Hi, Mom! (1970)

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Soundtracks

"Never Never More (Jamais Jamais Plus)"
Music by Jeff Davis
English Lyrics by Geoffrey Parsons

User Reviews

Herbert Lom, pimp meister!

Among the sundry delights to be found in this British white slavery sexpose is the gonzo turn by Herbert Lom. As London's mac daddy supreme Nick Biaggi, Lom is a sight to behold, a horn-doggie dandy in homburg, lapel carnation and spats (au courant fashion be damned). He's low-key at first, oozing oily charm and generosity, the better to bamboozle naive French waif Odile Versois, who's been lured into a life of shame by Lom's field procurer/mamasan/mistress Brenda De Banzie. But behind closed doors it's a whole 'nother Herb. Channeling his inner Michael Gough, he's all over Odile like a cheap suit, manhandling her love handles and assaulting her face with wet, slobbering kisses. It's truly an unhinged spectacle; even Lom's toupee looks like it has an erection.

Also in the house: affable tough guy Eddie Constantine as the world's least likely Canadian, the always welcome Robert Brown (Tumak's dad in One Million Years B.C., 'M' in the Bond films of the '80s) as a two-fisted cabbie who rouses his fellow hacks to do battle with the 'ho-mongers, Diana Dors, poured into bum-busting skirts and Frederick's of Soho lingerie, as a hooker with a score to settle, and, as the groom at a wedding party, a remarkably young Michael Caine.

All this plus a wacky weed-induced dream scene that must be seen to be disbelieved.

Lowdown high times guaranteed.