A Sweet Sickness

A Sweet Sickness

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

1968•1h 5m•4.8/10

Drama

Ratings

🎬TMDb

4.8/10(12)

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.

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Production

Entertainment Ventures (EVI)

Language

EN

Status

Released

Release Date

Cast

Vincene Wallace

Vincene Wallace

Dee (as Vincene Craddock)

Vicki Carbe

Vicki Carbe

Connie

Victor Izay

Victor Izay

Drunk / Producer (as Victor Sandor)

Dick Osmun

Landlord

Poochie Norton

Club M.C.

Sharon Wells

Orgy Girl

Yuki Tani

Orgy Girl

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