The head of an illegal drug ring uses a women's health spa as a front for his sleeping-pill racket.The head of an illegal drug ring uses a women's health spa as a front for his sleeping-pill racket.The head of an illegal drug ring uses a women's health spa as a front for his sleeping-pill racket.
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Lita Grey
- Judge Rosalind Ballentine
- (as Lita Grey Chaplin)
Stan Freed
- Hal Holmes
- (as Stanley Freed)
Margaret Roach
- Nurse
- (as Peggy Roach)
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Did you know
- TriviaThe character Umberto Scalli brilliantly returns in Racket Girls from 1951. Making that movie something of a sequel with a very similar story line.
- ConnectionsReferenced in Racket Girls (1951)
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Starring the king of schock films, Timothy Farrell.
Timothy Farrell is not a household name. However, among bad movie buffs he's a god--or at least should be one. While not a terrible actor, he managed to star in a huge string of absolutely awful films--such as "Glen or Glenda?", "Jail Bait", "Dance Hall Racket", "Racket Girls", "Gun Girls" and "Test Tube Babies"--as well as this film, "The Devil's Sleep". All of these movies managed to achieve an amazing degree of crappiness as well as sleaziness that you just have to see to believe. As for me, if I know Farrell is in a movie, I'm sure to see it! This film is about a campaign to clean up the streets by stopping low-lifes who target teens for the drug trade. The idea is to get the kids hooked and then to use them to commit crimes to make the big boss, Umberto Scalli (Farrell) rich. However, getting the goods on this jerk won't be easy, as he has an aura of respectability about him and runs a local health spa. So, it's up to the police and some teens to infiltrate the place and see what's cooking.
Many times during the film, ladies take their clothes off--showing quite a bit more than a Hollywood production of the time and titillating the audience. It's amazing how much they show you without really revealing that much! This is pretty much the norm for exploitation films--and this is clearly one of them. However, it's a bit better than most--with mostly decent acting, competent direction and some weird stars. Apart from Farrell, you'll see Lita Grey (one of Charlie Chaplin's ex-wives and George Eiferman (Mr. America, 1948). Neither of these two had any obvious acting ability and were probably chosen for name recognition and so that the producers could exploit the heck out of their being in the film. Overall, quite enjoyable sleaze.
Many times during the film, ladies take their clothes off--showing quite a bit more than a Hollywood production of the time and titillating the audience. It's amazing how much they show you without really revealing that much! This is pretty much the norm for exploitation films--and this is clearly one of them. However, it's a bit better than most--with mostly decent acting, competent direction and some weird stars. Apart from Farrell, you'll see Lita Grey (one of Charlie Chaplin's ex-wives and George Eiferman (Mr. America, 1948). Neither of these two had any obvious acting ability and were probably chosen for name recognition and so that the producers could exploit the heck out of their being in the film. Overall, quite enjoyable sleaze.
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- planktonrules
- Feb 19, 2014
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- Até o Diabo Dorme
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- Runtime1 hour 17 minutes
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- 1.37 : 1
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