An undercover man (Roger Pryor) recruits an escort-service rookie (Anita Louise) to inform him of scams.An undercover man (Roger Pryor) recruits an escort-service rookie (Anita Louise) to inform him of scams.An undercover man (Roger Pryor) recruits an escort-service rookie (Anita Louise) to inform him of scams.
IMDb RATING
6.2/10
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- Director
- Writer
- John Bright(original screenplay)
- Stars
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- Director
- Writer
- John Bright(original screenplay)
- Stars
George Anderson
- Chief of Policeas Chief of Police
- (uncredited)
Harry Anderson
- Policemanas Policeman
- (uncredited)
Bonnie Bennett
- Cigarette Girlas Cigarette Girl
- (uncredited)
Bruce Bennett
- Policemanas Policeman
- (uncredited)
Stanley Brown
- Club Waiteras Club Waiter
- (uncredited)
Lynn Browning
- Marieas Marie
- (uncredited)
John Dilson
- Wilsonas Wilson
- (uncredited)
Ann Doran
- Myrtleas Myrtle
- (uncredited)
Minta Durfee
- Matronas Matron
- (uncredited)
Ruth Fallows
- Marieas Marie
- (uncredited)
- Director
- Writer
- John Bright(original screenplay)
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Storyline
Police detective Jim Davis (Roger Pryor) enlists the aid of good-girl Ann Powell (Anita Louise), inadvertently involved with bad-girl Peggy Davis (June MacCloy) in the investigation of an escort service that is thinly disguising such nefarious practices as fleecing drunks, blackmail and extortion. And rescues Ann from a life of crime and sin. —Les Adams <longhorn1939@suddenlink.net>
- Taglines
- A BLACKMAIL MOB IS WAITING FOR YOU TO GO OUT WITH ONE OF THESE GIRLS! (original print ad - all caps)
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- Approved
- Parents guide
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- TriviaCensors in Ireland, Australia and Trinidad banned this film upon its release. The Production Code Office in the U.S. issued cautions to Columbia about the film's "excessive drinking", revealing costumes, the "rolling" of drunks for their money, and details of blackmailing, extortion and suicide.
- SoundtracksIf They Gave Me a Million
(uncredited)
Music by Ben Oakland
Lyrics by Milton Drake
Performed by Anita Louise
Top review
They Should Have Made It Seven Years Earlier
Nice girl Anita Louise needs to make a living. She gets a job at an escort agency -- and stop snickering, because the Production Code was in full force when this was made. Little does she know that her company is controlled by mobster Don Beddoes, who has a sideline of snapping photos of his girls with clients in from other parts, and threatening to publish them. When one of his blackmail subjects kills himself, undercover agent Roger Pryor recruits Miss Louise in a scheme to bring down the forces of evil.
given this is a one-hour second Columbia feature directed by Ross Lederman, it's obvious no one was expecting much from this movie. It was just a movie that Harry Cohn spat onto Gower Street one Friday afternoon. The fact that no writer is credited makes me think the property had been floating around the studio for a long time; certainly, it would have made a great Pre-Code movie. As it exists, there's little of note except for Franz Planer lighting the sets inconsistently to make Miss Louise look beautiful, and June MacCloy doing an Eve Arden imitation. Everyone else is all right, but unmemorable.
given this is a one-hour second Columbia feature directed by Ross Lederman, it's obvious no one was expecting much from this movie. It was just a movie that Harry Cohn spat onto Gower Street one Friday afternoon. The fact that no writer is credited makes me think the property had been floating around the studio for a long time; certainly, it would have made a great Pre-Code movie. As it exists, there's little of note except for Franz Planer lighting the sets inconsistently to make Miss Louise look beautiful, and June MacCloy doing an Eve Arden imitation. Everyone else is all right, but unmemorable.
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- boblipton
- Aug 22, 2018
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- Runtime1 hour
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- 1.37 : 1
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