Party Girl (DVD)

Sex in business...the 'Party Girl' racket threatens to corrupt the morals of thousands of young girls who seek to earn their living decently. The shameful effects of this practice would be brought home to you more forcibly if your own daughter, sister or sweetheart were involved. This may happen! It is our earnest hope that this film may arouse you and other public-spirited citizens to forcibly eliminate the vicious 'Party Girl' system. -- Preface to Party Girl

Party Girl is a daring dramatization of the secret, inner workings of an escort service. Miss Lindsey runs a party girl racket, sending poor girls to make quick money servicing the impulses of rich men sipping bootleg gin. Douglas Fairbanks Jr. plays a young cad who gets caught up in a world of love for sale.

Douglas Fairbanks Jr. (1909-2000), son of the legendary silent screen action hero, appeared in over 60 films, including Stella Dallas (1925), The Dawn Patrol (1930), Outward Bound (1930), Little Caesar (1931), Morning Glory (1933), The Prisoner of Zenda (1937), Gunga Din (1939), Angels Over Broadway (1940), The Corsican Brothers (1941) and Ghost Story (1981). Although initially overshadowed by his father's illustrious careeer, Fairbanks Jr. was a capable and charming actor who brightened the screen with every starring performance and was a box office favorite in a career that spanned over 70 years.

• drama