Street of Forgotten Women (1927)
3.5
/10 By 2 Votes
Overview : For those who thought "Reefer Madness" was the first exploitation movie you'll be interested to know that the genre was alive and well during the silent era. "Street of Forgotten Women" is the usual potboiler about a rich girl who is disowned by her father when she decides she wants a career in show business. After sinking her money in a stage production which immediately flops, she's forced to try and earn a living dancing in a saloon in her underwear. Even worse, she is forced into prostitution in a slum apartment that just happens to be owned by HER FATHER!!!!!
Release Date : May 4, 1927
Runtime : 50m
Genre : Drama
Companies : Kayanay Productions
Countries : United States of America
Keywords : prostitute, rape, cabaret, auction, human trafficking, exploitation, morality, criminal underworld, silent film, flapper, whorehouse, sex worker, white slavery, slumlord, riches to rags, loss of innocence, life in the slums, cautionary tale, hooker, whore
