Children of the Night

Oct 25, 1985

1h 33m

★ 6.0

The streets are no place for children.

Overview

A sociology graduate student researches her doctoral thesis on female crime by interviewing street prostitutes. Shocked by her findings, she offers her own apartment to teenage prostitutes seeking refuge from the streets, many of whom are rejected by their parents and are dependent on their pimps.

Genres

Drama

Production Companies

Robert Guenette Productions

CBS

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Cast

Lois Lee

Kathleen Quinlan

Larry

Nicholas Campbell

Roy Spanish

Mario Van Peebles

Valerie

Lar Park Lincoln

Kevin (as Wally Ward)

Wallace Langham

Tom

Eddie Velez

Marty

David L. Crowley

Dr. Norris

Donald Hotton

Linda

Marta Kober

Arlene

Laura Esterman

Brandy (as Sherri Stone)

Sherri Stoner

Jerry

Michael Shaner

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