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The Revolt of Mamie Stover (1956)

Director: Raoul Walsh

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From Time Out Film Guide

William Bradford Huie's novel about the production-line life of a Honolulu prostitute came to the screen (adapted by Sidney Boehm) virtually unrecognisable thanks to the good offices of the Production Code. Here the emphasis is on Russell's romantic travails as a dance hall 'hostess' and her ill-starred relationship with wealthy writer Egan, though Agnes Moorehead does inject a sliver of hard reality as the madam who runs the joint. The star looks good in CinemaScope and Technicolor, but as a movie it rarely convinces.

Author: TJ 0000-00-00 00:00:00

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Cast & crew

Director: Raoul Walsh

Producer: Buddy Adler

Cast: Jane Russell, Richard Egan, Joan Leslie, Agnes Moorehead, Jorja Curtright, Jean Willes full cast

Duration: 93 mins


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