What's a Nice Girl Like You...?

What's a Nice Girl Like You...?

1971 · 73 min · ★ 6.3 · Crime, Comedy, TV Movie

A Bronx working girl is drawn into an elaborate extortion plot after being kidnapped by a gang of sophisticated con men who force her, because of her remarkable resemblance, to impersonate a wealthy socialite. Based on E.V. Cunningham's (Howard Fast's) novel, "Shirley."

Directed by Jerry Paris

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