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The Flesh Merchant(1956)
Status: Released
Date: 1956-01-14
40%
7 Votes
Time: 0h 56m
Blasts the lid off an infamous Hollywood vice racket!
Overview:
A girl visiting her sister in Hollywood hopes for a modeling career, but is tricked by pimps into working at a brothel.
Languages: English.
Countries:
United States of America
Budget: $1,000.00
ProductionCompanies:
Sonney Amusement Enterprises Inc.
Movie: The Flesh Merchant
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