This is interesting from a historical viewpoint. Obviously this movie was made to appeal as much as possible to prurient interests, while disingenuously throwing a skimpy veil of morality over it, so that people (meaning men, like me) way back when had some sort of flimsy excuse for our viewing (leering?) pleasure. Today, given that we no longer seem to need to bother with any excuses (in entertainment, at least), this movie is pretty pointless, but many guys might still find it fun and titillating to see what people used to consider "daring" and "risque". Women probably won't be very impressed by either this movie or you for watching it. The plot is thinner than the flat screen you're going to watch it on, while the women are pleasantly thick. It's really short. It's not even close to Shakespeare. Your choice.

A vice detective goes up against a call girl (Mamie VanDoren) and loses in court. But once unemployed, the cop starts handling investigations his own way.I really liked this film. As a historian who focuses on organized crime, I liked the idea of the "octopus" and "syndicate" without the film having to say Mafia or resorting to Italian-American stereotypes. While the Mafia probably was the dominant force at this time (the 1960s), they were hardly alone.The subject matter was also handled really well. Although the story centers on prostitution, it was done in a clean manner -- no sex, no nudity, no vulgar language. There were some slinky outfits, but nothing racy. Today, I doubt they could make this film without plenty of sex in it, and I much prefer this version. I liked it even more because of the narration.

Syndicate crime boss Malone (Brad Dexter) wants to get do-gooder vice cop Whitey Brandon (Richard Coogan) out of his hair so he sets up a rather intricate plot of framing him. Malone gets "model" Carol Hudson (Mamie Van Doren) to come into town and lie that Brandon tried to extort her during a bust. Thankfully, the department is prone to believing the testimony of floozies over their most decorated cop and Brandon is fired. So he sets out to get his revenge and receives an unlikely ally in Carol after her teenage sister is raped by one of Malone's hoods. This was actually my first Van Doren film and I enjoyed it. She is definitely a looker and you can bet the soundtrack fills with swooning jazz when she enters the picture. She is also pretty decent as an actress. Also of note is Juli Reding, who has one scene early on as a "model" who is more than proud to show her magazine work to Brandon ("Close it up or you might catch cold.") Coogan, looking a bit like Robert Stack, is good in the lead, if a little stiff. Director Edward L. Cahn definitely won't be accused of doing anything inventive during the proceedings, although there is a nice dummy fall during the final shootout.

The headline covers just about all that's good with this supposed expose' into the tawdry call girl-model industry. The movie isn't campy enough to be funny, in fact it's cleaned up look and LA feel (it's supposed to be New York City) work against it.****POSSIBLE SPOILER ALERT****The film runs a scant 71 minutes and cuts corners from the onset. Two vice cops a known low level mobster attempting to transport a would be model-call girl into town at a bus station. Since she's over 21 and stacked (Juli Reding as Gertie) it's assumed she's coming to town to become a working girl. What happens to her 'transporter' doesn't fit the accusation and it's only there to expose one of the vice cops as being a bad cop. The good cop takes Gertie to the ticket window to give her a bus ride out of town.Good cop Sgt. Whitey Brandon (an OK Richard Coogan) is out to bust mob boss' Vince Malone's (Brad Dexter) model-call girl racket. The alluring Carol Hudson (Mamie Van Doren) is recruited from Detroit to entrap the vice cop. He poses as a photog; she hired as a 'date' and busted...but not before she struts her stuff in a white bathing suit.Carol turns the tables on Brandon and charges him with entrapment and he's bounced from the force. Brandon then unbelievably goes into business himself to break Malone. One of Malone's thugs Phil Evans (Barry Atwater) lusts for Carol and when she rebuffs him repeatedly, goes after her younger, naive sister Louise (Carol Nugent).After Phil attacks Louise, Carol decides to help Brandon bring down the racket because Malone (now her boyfriend) takes the mob's business first approach to little sister's attack.I didn't know bad guys and cops still used tommy guns in 1960. Movie lacks any real seediness, looks like a bunch of air brushed gals right out of the men's mags of the day, doing a little fun modeling on the side for some randy clients. No hint of abuse, no booze, or drugs. Only hint of realism is innocent Louise being attacked by the creepy Phil. Of course, the bad mob boss loses, Carol is exonerated since she helped and good cop Brandon she's both Carol and little sister Louise happily off as we reach the end. Only Mamie, clad mostly in form fitting white makes this one watchable.