What's a Nice Girl Like You...?(1971)
A Bronx working girl is drawn into an elaborate extortion plot after being kidnapped by a gang of sophisticated con men who force her, because of her remarkable resemblance, to impersonate a wealthy socialite. Based on E.V. Cunningham's (Howard Fast's) novel, "Shirley."
Movie: What's a Nice Girl Like You...?
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Shirley Campbel
Lt. Joe Burton
Albert Soames
Cynthia
Morton Stillman
William Spevin
Fats Detroit
Selzer
Flint
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A Bronx working girl is drawn into an elaborate extortion plot after being kidnapped by a gang of sophisticated con men who force her, because of her remarkable resemblance, to impersonate a wealthy socialite. Based on E.V. Cunningham's (Howard Fast's) novel, "Shirley."
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1971-12-18
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