A Sweet Sickness

Sep 6, 1968

1h 5m

★ 4.4

'a RAG and a BONE and a hank of HAIR'

Overview

A young woman gets sexually used and abused by every man she meets while on her way to rising to the top of Hollywood's entertainment industry.

Genres

Drama

Production Companies

Entertainment Ventures (EVI)

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Cast

Dee (as Vincene Craddock)

Vincene Wallace

Connie

Vicki Carbe

Drunk / Producer (as Victor Sandor)

Victor Izay

Landlord

Dick Osmun

Club M.C.

Poochie Norton

Orgy Girl

Sharon Wells

Orgy Girl

Yuki Tani

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