Mayflower Madam(1987)
Sex Sells! For real-life Manhattanite Sydney Biddle Barrows, it sold very, very well...
Inspired by the explosive sex-for-sale scandal that rocked Manhattan in 1984, the infamous Sydney Biddle Barrows, a driven young socialite, opens an exclusive escort service catering to the wealthy and affluent. From Sydney's rise to become a million-dollar, modern-day madam to her notorious plummet into bankruptcy and public disgrace, experience a private glimpse into the forbidden world of high-class prostitution-where money talks...pleasure sells...and discretion is everything.
Movie: Mayflower Madam
Top 10 Billed Cast
Sydney Biddle Barrows
Matt Whittington
Virginia
Frank Gullet
Eddie
Risa Dickstein
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