Anna Lucasta
IT'S THAT RED-HOT PICTURE ABOUT THAT NIGHT-TIME GIRL!
The estranged family of a reformed prostitute calls her back home to get her married to an affluent acquaintance out of greed.
Drama
5.9
14 reviewsRuntime: 97 min.
Budget: $400,000
Revenue: N/A
Release Date: 1958-11-01
Director(s): Arnold Laven
Production: Longridge Enterprises
Languages: English
IMDB: tt0051362
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CinemaSerf★ 7/105/28/2023
This features a powerhouse effort from Eartha Kitt in the title role. Ostracised from her family for her rather wild ways, she quickly falls into a life of easy money and virtue - eventually falling in with the savvy sailor "Danny" (Sammy Davis Jr.). The two have an on/off relationship to which he won't commit, so she keeps looking and meets the more respectable, would-be teacher, "Henry" (a rather underwhelming Rudolph Slocum) - who just happens to have $4,000. There might just be light at the end of her tunnel? Thing is, her drunken and rather cruel father "Joe" (Rex Ingram) is still determined to wreck things for his daughter - and even now married, things are still pretty messy and there looks like there is little scope for any redemption of that relationship. The story itself is really little more than a familiar family melodrama with a strong supporting cast. What makes this stand out is the chemistry between Davis and Kitt with the latter oozing charisma, even if her character isn't the most pleasant to hit the silver screen. There's some entertaining music and dance and some lovely cartoons right at the end and though probably not the greatest of stories, it is worth watching for the two at the top of the bill.