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Little Ladies of the Night
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Wikipedia article
'Little Ladies of the Night' is a 1977 American made-for-television drama film starring David Soul, Louis Gossett Jr. and Linda Purl. When it was broadcast, it became the highest-rated TV movie of all time.
Cast
*David Soul as Lyle York
*Louis Gossett Jr. as Russ Garfield
*Linda Purl as Hailey Atkins
*Clifton Davis as Comfort
*Carolyn Jones as Marilyn Atkins
*Paul Burke as Frank Atkins
*Lana Wood as Maureen
*Kathleen Quinlan as Karen Brodwick
*Vic Tayback as Finch
*Katherine Helmond as Miss Colby
*Dorothy Malone as Maggie
*Bibi Osterwald as Matron
Production
The film was one of a series of TV movies about teen prostitutes which followed 'Taxi Driver', another being 'Dawn: Portrait of a Teenage Runaway'.
Reception
The 'Los Angeles Times' thought it had "wavering credibility". It was the highest-rated program of its night, with a 36.9 rating and 53 share, seen by 26,270,000 households. ABC claimed this made it the highest-rated TV movie of all time as it surpassed the 36.5 average rating for 'Helter Skelter' (although the second part of 'Helter Skelter' had a higher rating of 37.5). The rating for a made-for-TV movie was only bettered by 1983's 'The Day After'.
At the time of its broadcast, it was the twelfth-highest-rated movie to air on network television.
References
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