A rich society mother hires a male escort, but he falls for her daughter instead. The mother-daughter conflict forces the daughter to run off to stay with a friend who is enslaved by a prostitution ring.
Writing
Dialogue so preachy it circles back to accidentally hilarious.
Production
Exploitation disguised as social hygiene film—budget visible in every frame.
Director
Melville Shyer
Trivia, insights & behind the scenes
Part of the 'exploitation' film wave that masqueraded as educational content to skirt censorship—this 'social guidance' genre let Depression-era audiences gawk at sin while feeling morally upright.
Director Melville Shyer later co-founded the Screen Directors Guild; bet that resume gap never came up at parties. Willy Castello's 'Count' persona was his entire brand—fake European aristocracy for hire.
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