The Flesh Is Weak
The Flesh Is Weak is a 1957 British film directed by Don Chaffey. It stars John Derek and Milly Vitale.[1] Distributors Corporation of America released the film in the USA as a double feature with Blonde in Bondage.
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| Directed by | Don Chaffey |
| Produced by | Raymond Stross |
| Starring | John Derek Milly Vitale |
| Music by | Tristram Cary |
| Cinematography | Stephen Dade |
| Distributed by | Distributors Corporation of America (US) |
Release date | 6 August 1957 |
Running time | 88 min. |
| Country | United Kingdom |
| Language | English |
Plot
Tony Giani is a Soho pimp who preys on young provincial women who come to London seeking work. Marissa Cooper has just arrived in London and is spotted by Giani who offers her a job in a nightclub called the Golden Bucket. In her innocence she doesn't realise the club is a front for prostitution. When she tries to escape from the pimp's control she is set up by Giani and his brother Angelo and arrested by the police. Investigative journalist Lloyd Buxton persuades her to give evidence against the brothers and when they are jailed she is free of them.[2][3][4][5][6]
Cast
- John Derek as Tony Giani
- Milly Vitale as Marissa Cooper
- William Franklyn as Lloyd Buxton
- Martin Benson as Angelo Giani
- Freda Jackson as Trixie
- Norman Wooland as Inspector Kingcombe
- Harold Lang as Henry
- Patricia Jessel as Millie
- John Paul as Sergeant Franks
- Denis Shaw as Saradine
- Joe Robinson as Lofty
- Roger Snowden as Benny
- Patricia Plunkett as Doris Newman
- Shirley Anne Field as Susan
Reception
The film was a box office success.[8]
References
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- Turner, Adrian. "The Flesh Is Weak – review". Radio Times. Retrieved 18 January 2020.
- "Flesh is Weak, The Review (1957)". www.thespinningimage.co.uk. Retrieved 18 January 2020.
- "The Flesh Is Weak". TVGuide.com. Retrieved 18 January 2020.
- "Flesh is Weak, The". www.reelstreets.com. Reelstreets. Retrieved 18 January 2020.
- "The Flesh Is Weak (1957)". BFI. Retrieved 18 January 2020.
- Hollinger, Hy (14 May 1958). "Screen's new Boldness Marked by Film About Artificial Insemination". Variety. p. 34.