Little Ladies of the Night (TV 1977)

The sister of ex-pimp and current Los Angeles Police detective Kyle York was murdered working the streets a few years ago. Since his reform, he has teamed with Officer Russ Garfield to ... See full summary »

Director:

Marvin J. Chomsky

Writers:

Ted Morgan (story), Hal Sitowitz

Stars:

David Soul, Louis Gossett Jr., Linda Purl

Cast

Cast overview, first billed only:
David Soul	...	Lyle York
Louis Gossett Jr.	...	Russ Garfield
Linda Purl	...	Hailey Atkins
Clifton Davis	...	Comfort
Carolyn Jones	...	Marilyn Atkins
Paul Burke	...	Frank Atkins
Lana Wood	...	Maureen
Kathleen Quinlan	...	Karen Brodwick
Vic Tayback	...	Finch
Katherine Helmond	...	Miss Colby
Dorothy Malone	...	Maggie
Bibi Osterwald	...	Matron
Sandra Deel	...	Mrs. Brodwick
David Hayward	...	Brady
James Ray	...	First Senator

Storyline

The sister of ex-pimp and current Los Angeles Police detective Kyle York was murdered working the streets a few years ago. Since his reform, he has teamed with Officer Russ Garfield to clear the streets of under-age girls working in prostitution. Pretty, young runaway Hailey Atkins has been turned out. Down deep she wants to go straight but has had great difficultly escaping her pimp and doesn't even have a place to go. York and Garfield go out on a limb to try and help.

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Plot Keywords:

prostitution | police | pimp | runaway | street walker | 

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Genres:

Drama

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Certificate:

Not Rated

Details

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Release Date:

16 January 1977 (USA)

Also Known As:

Diamond Alley

Filming Locations:

Los Angeles, California, USA

Company Credits

Production Co:

Spelling-Goldberg Productions

Technical Specs

Runtime:

100 min

Sound Mix:

Mono

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

1.33 : 1

User Reviews

Kathleen Quinlan steals this TV Movie from Linda Purl

Another great TV movie of the week. The acting is quite good by everyone involved. Carolyn Jones plays quite an unsympathetic role here. She's jealous of the attention her husband Paul Burke gives their daughter (Purl) so she treats her like crap. Linda Purl feels the need to run away and ends up on Hollywood Blvd. Once there she falls victim to pimp Clifton Davis and his cadre of hookers led by Lana Wood. One scene shows Lana doling out what she considers "sisterly love" by beating the crap out of Purl. The one that really needs beating in this movie is Carolyn Jones. As a viewer, you want to slap her back into the "Addams Family" for being such a whiny bitch. The one person in this movie who really shines is Kathleen Quinlan playing a 15 year old hooker. Her acting is top notch and she really comes across as a hardened prostitute. The only way to tell that this is not "Starsky and Hutch" is David Soul permed his hair for this flick. Overall, a good slice of life for teenage runaways, kind of gritty and not too glamorized like "Pretty Woman" was years later. Worth watching!