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The Flesh Is Weak: Directed by Don Chaffey. With John Derek, Milly Vitale, William Franklyn, Martin Benson. Pimps prey on young women coming to London for work.
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- Crime, Drama
- Don Chaffey
- 1958-05-27
The Flesh Is Weak is a 1957 British film directed by Don Chaffey and starring John Derek and Milly Vitale. Distributors Corporation of America released the film in the USA as a double feature with Blonde in Bondage (1957).
It's a British crime drama with film noir shadings. Plot finds Vitale as the innocent girl who upon visiting London falls in love with the shifty Tony Giani (Derek). Before you can say "vice girls" she finds herself facing up to the harsh realities of the Giani...
For its day, a remarkably hard-hitting exposé of street prostitution that pulls few punches in depicting the horrible manner in which gullible girls are enticed into a pimp's web. John Derek was a poor actor but is credibly dashing enough to portray how a girl might be led astray by him.
- Don Chaffey
- Raymond Stross Productions, Eros Films
A British crime thriller that uses its tiny budget to its advantage (its opening credits appear over a sewer grate), John Chaffey’s The Flesh Is Weak is rough and sleazy, just like its main character, a charming and self-centered pimp named Tony Giani, played quite naturally by the American John Derek. We’re quickly reminded this is not an ...
This once-notorious British expose film now seems as innocent as a community choir rehearsal. Based on the real-life activities of London’s Messina gang, The Flesh is Weak tells the story of a decent girl who is inveigled by a family of pimps into a life of prostitution.
It takes the intervention of journalist Lloyd Buxton (William Franklyn) to rescue Marissa and convict the man responsible for her downfall. John Derek heads the cast as Tony Giani, a ruthless young punk with a smooth line and movie-star looks.
