The Flesh Is Weak

The Flesh Is Weak is a 1957 British film directed by Don Chaffey. It stars John Derek and Milly Vitale.[1] Distributors Corporation of America released the film in the USA as a double feature with Blonde in Bondage.

The Flesh Is Weak
Directed byDon Chaffey
Produced byRaymond Stross
Starring
CinematographyStephen Dade
Music byTristram Cary
Production
company
Raymond Stross Productions
Distributed byEros Films
Distributors Corporation of America (US)
Release date
6 August 1957
Running time
88 minutes
CountryUnited Kingdom
LanguageEnglish

Plot

Tony Giani is a Soho pimp who preys on young provincial women who come to London seeking work. Marissa Cooper, one such girl, has just arrived in London. Giani spots her and offers her a job in the Golden Bucket, a nightclub. In her innocence, she does not realize the club is a front for prostitution. When she tries to escape from the pimp's control, she is set up by Giani and his brother Angelo and arrested by the police. Investigative journalist Lloyd Buxton persuades her to give evidence against the brothers leading to their imprisonment and her freedom.[2][3][4][5]

Cast

Source: BFI[6]

Production

The film was based on the Messina vice gang who operated in the West End of London.[7] Its original title was Women of Night then Not for Love before being changed to The Flesh is Weak.[8][9]

Reception

The film was a box office success - according to Variety it was the fourth highest grossing film in England.[10] The movie is not listed in Kinematograph Weekly as one of the most popular British films of 1957 but that magazine did say the movie was "enjoying a triumphant West End run".[11]

The reception to the film enabled the producer and director to raise finance for another movie, A Question of Adultery.[10]

References
  1. "The Flesh Is Weak (1957) - Don Chaffey | Synopsis, Characteristics, Moods, Themes and Related". AllMovie. Retrieved 18 January 2020.
  2. Turner, Adrian. "The Flesh Is Weak – review". Radio Times. Retrieved 18 January 2020.
  3. "Flesh is Weak, The Review (1957)". www.thespinningimage.co.uk. Retrieved 18 January 2020.
  4. "The Flesh Is Weak". TVGuide.com. Retrieved 18 January 2020.
  5. "Flesh is Weak, The". www.reelstreets.com. Reelstreets. Retrieved 18 January 2020.
  6. "The Flesh Is Weak (1957)". BFI. Archived from the original on 5 May 2019. Retrieved 18 January 2020.
  7. ""The Flesh is Weak"". Variety. 14 August 1957. p. 20.
  8. "London". Variety. 15 May 1957. p. 74.
  9. "London". Variety. 10 April 1957. p. 86.
  10. Hollinger, Hy (14 May 1958). "Screen's new Boldness Marked by Film About Artificial Insemination". Variety. p. 54.
  11. Billings, Josh (12 December 1957). "Hardly Vintage, But a Great Year for British Films". Kinematograph Weekly. p. 7.


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