UNITED STATES · 1958

Party Girl

Nicholas Ray
organized crime moral redemption corrupt legal system coercion and blackmail romance as catalyst for change
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Synopsis

Slick lawyer Thomas Farrell has made a career of defending mobsters in trials. It's not until he meets a lovely showgirl at a mob party that he realizes that there's more to life than winning trials. Farrell tries to quit the racket, but mob boss Rico Angelo threatens to hurt the showgirl if Farrell leaves him.

Year1958
CountryUnited States
DirectorNicholas Ray
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