Filmed in London, Gerry O'Hara's portrait of three female roommates in the swinging sixties, The Pleasure Girls (1965) was issued in both domestic and "export" versions, the latter featuring brief nudity and a vicious beating. Neither is the exploitation film promised by the campaign, but instead a relatively realistic look at the era's seismic cultural shifts in gender relations. It starred Francesca Annis from Roman Polanski's Macbeth as Sally, an aspiring model, with Anneke Wills from the Dr. Who television series and Suzanna Leigh from Hammer Films' Lust For A Vampire. Creepy Klaus Kinski (Dr. Mabuse vs Scotland Yard) is a corrupt landlord, and Ian McShane (Cheaper To Keep Her) is Sally's horny love interest. Note that the Times Film campaign misspells "paid."
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