The Happy Hooker
The Happy Hooker is a 1975 American biographical comedy film directed by Nicholas Sgarro and starring Lynn Redgrave. It was adapted from the best-selling memoir by Xaviera Hollander.
Plot
As prostitutes are arrested in New York, a flashback begins to the life of one of them, a Dutch secretary Xaviera Hollander who moved to New York in hopes of marrying her fiancé Carl, whom she met while visiting her sister in South Africa.
More details
author | William Richert |
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contentLocation | New York City |
director | Nicholas Sgarro |
editor | Gerald B. Greenberg |
events | prostitution |
genre | comedy |
keywords | arrest corrupt cop cry dutch embassy engagement fiancé meet middle east montreal morning police officer south africa summon the king xaviera hollander |
musicBy | Don Elliott |
producer | Fred C. Caruso |
publisher | The Cannon Group |
recordedAt | New York City |
theme | biographical |