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What's a Nice Girl Like You...?

1971 · 73 min

A light, talky caper that coasts on its odd premise and the charm of its cast rather than any real suspense.

Directed by
Jerry Paris
Genres
Crime, Comedy, Tv movie
Starring
Brenda Vaccaro, Jack Warden, Roddy McDowall
Overview
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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In the UKNo streaming, rental or purchase options known.
Directed by
Jerry Paris
Genres
Crime, Comedy, Tv movie
Starring
Brenda Vaccaro, Jack Warden, Roddy McDowall
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Tone
    Pacing
    measured, 2 of 4, from slow-burn to relentless
    Attention
    easy-watch, 2 of 4, from background-friendly to demanding
    Themes
    • deception
    • crime
    • identity
    • class
    • greed
    Places
    • big city
    Era
    contemporary
    Audience
    adult
    Form
    None
    Content intensity
    • Gore none
    • Language mild
    • Violence mild
    • Sex mild
    All scales, 0 to 10
    Scales, 0 to 10
    ScaleValue0 to 10
    Action3
    Horror1
    Humour5
    Realism6
    Romance2
    Tension5
    Darkness4
    Complexity4
    Emotional weight3

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    Details

    Genres
    crime, comedy, tv movie
    Directed by
    Jerry Paris
    Written by
    Howard Fast
    Starring
    Brenda Vaccaro, Jack Warden, Roddy McDowall, Jo Anne Worley, Edmond O'Brien, Vincent Price, Morgan Sterne, Michael Lerner
    Music
    Robert Prince
    Cinematography
    Harry L. Wolf
    Runtime
    73 min
    Country
    United States of America
    Languages
    English

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