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Wikipedia article




'The Flesh Is Weak' is a 1957 British film directed by Don Chaffey. It stars John Derek and Milly Vitale. Distributors Corporation of America released the film in the USA as a double feature with 'Blonde in Bondage'.

Plot



Tony Giani is a Soho pimp who preys on young provincial women who come to London seeking work. Marissa Cooper, one such girl, has just arrived in London. Giani spots her and offers her a job in the Golden Bucket, a nightclub. In her innocence, she doesn't realize 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 leading to their imprisonment and her freedom.

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

Source: BFI

Reception



The film was a box office success.

References




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