If you remember Shelley Winters from "The Poseidon Adventure" or "Bloody Mama," you might tend to forget what a knockout she was early in her career. This film will give you the chance to see her as a sexy nightclub singer teaching her just-in-from-the-sticks friend Colleen Miller the ropes in New York City. When Winters finds out that her married boyfriend Barry Sullivan has fallen for Miller, the recriminations...and bullets...start to fly!
Acting
Winters devours every scene like it's her last meal.
Costume
Nightclub sequins that scream 'trouble with a capital T.'
Director
Joseph Pevney
Shelley Winters
Fran
Barry Sullivan
Mike Marsh
Colleen Miller
Phyllis Matthews
Richard Long
Barron Courtney
Gregg Palmer
Tom Burton
Kent Taylor
Ted Andrews
Jacqueline deWit
Greta Marsh
Dave Barry
Jonathan
Philip Van Zandt
Lew Martel
James McCallion
Paul
Paul Richards
Wilbur
Helen Beverly
Anne
Myrna Hansen
Linda
Mara Corday
Pam
Trivia, insights & behind the scenes
This was one of six films Shelley Winters made in 1954 alone—she was Universal's busiest contract player that year.
Playgirl arrived at noir's late-stage desperation, when studios were recycling femme fatale formulas with younger ingénues threatening established stars—mirroring Hollywood's own ageism.
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