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Run Time: 1h 36m.

IMDb: 7.1 / 10.

Genre: thriller movies | film-noir movies | crime movies

Release year: 1937.

Story: A crusading district attorney persuades a clip joint hostess to testify against her mobster boss after her innocent sister is accidentally murdered during one of his unsavory parties.

In this roman-a-clef for the infamous Lucky Luciano Trial, Mary Dwight and four roommates work as hostesses at the Club Intime, a "clip joint" that offers gambling, liquor, and female companionship to the "big spender" clientèle. When ruthless thug and pimp Johnny Vanning takes over all the clubs in town, the girls are forced to follow Vannings rules and kick back on their "tips" in exchange for protection. Although she is not a hardened old hand like Gabby and Estella, Mary knows enough to sidestep Vannings amorous advances. Unfortunately the more naive Mary Lou is impressed by Vannings oily veneer of materialism and accepts invitations to "entertain" at the gangsters private parties. Marys naive younger sister Betty arrives from college just when Mary and her roommates are arrested as material witnesses in the murder of one of the casinos non-paying customers. Vannings corrupt lawyer frees the others but pressures Mary to commit perjury in order to discredit crusading District Attorney David Graham. Disillusioned by her sisters lifestyle. Betty consents to accompany Emmy Lou to one of Vannings private parties where the gangster ends up killing her for not submitting to the advances of one of the partys guests. Mary decides to tell the truth to the D.A., and is beaten to disfigurement by one of Vannings hoods. Even so, Mary agrees to testify - and at her bedside, all the other hostesses decide to follow her example in the coming hearing. (original by duke1029)

In New York, the powerful and ruthless mobster Johnny Vanning acquires the Club Intimate and presses the hostesses to entertain the men with dance and drinks and then taking them to gamble to spend money. The party girl Mary "Dwight" Strauber and her roommates Dorothy Gabby Marvin, Emmy Lou Eagan, Florrie Liggett and Estelle Porter entertain a group of Wardolf Astorias guests and Marys date loses a great amount of money in the casino and gives a bounced check to the thugs. Mary borrows some money for the cab to him but the mobsters follow him. On the next morning, Marys sister Betty Strauber, who is supported by Mary and does not know the real "profession" of her older sister, visits Mary and the girls. However, police detectives arrive in the apartment and arrest the women. In the precinct, they lean that Marys costumer was found dead and her address was found in his pocket. The young and ambitious District Attorney David Graham presses Mary to snitch Johnny Vanning, but his lawyer gives instructions to Mary to deceive David and Johnny escapes from justice. When the naive Betty is invited by Emmy Lou to go to a private party promoted by Johnny Vanning, she has an incident with one costumer. Johnny hits Betty and she tumbles on the stairs and is seriously wounded. However Johnny orders his men to dump her body in the river. When Mary discovers that Johnny has murdered her sister, she seeks out David Graham and promises to put the criminal behind bars. But the task is not easy and the gangsters are violent.

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Bette Davis
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