East End Hustle is a 1976 drama film directed by Frank Vitale and distributed by Troma Entertainment. The film stars Andrée Pelletier.[2][3]

East End Hustle
Film poster
Directed byFrank Vitale
Written byAllan Moyle
Frank Vitale
Produced byDon Carmody
Frank Vitale
StarringAndrée Pelletier
Margaret Ann Bates
Louis DiBianco
Sheila Mufford
Julia Plummer
CinematographyIvar Rushevic
Edited byPatrick Dodd
Music byLen Blum
Distributed byCinépix[1]
Release date
  • September 17, 1976 (1976-09-17) (Quebec)
Running time
91 minutes
CountryCanada
LanguageEnglish

Premise

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The plot concerns a high-priced prostitute who leads a rebellion of hookers against their sadistic pimps.

Production

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East End Hustle was developed under the name Cindy.[1]

Release

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East End Hustle was shown in Montreal Canada on September 17, 1976.[1]

Reception

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DVD Talk commented: "So when one reads the plot synopsis for the 1976 Canadian 'classic' East End Hustle - an ex-hooker, sick of the rackets, grabs a gun and gets revenge – one's cinematic shorthairs get all hot and tingly. The notion of harlots mixed with homicide is so sublimely sleazy, so nicely Neanderthal-ish that it can't be anything but an outright smash, right? Sadly, Troma's DVD release of this tantalizing title only proves one thing: you can't judge a carnal crime film by its premise."[4]

References

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  1. ^ a b c "Item". Library and Archives Canada. 12 May 2015. Archived from the original on August 10, 2023. Retrieved August 9, 2023.
  2. ^ "1976 review by Michael Walsh". reelingback.
  3. ^ "EAST END HUSTLE | Troma". Retrieved 2023-06-18.
  4. ^ "DVD Talk". www.dvdtalk.com. Retrieved 2023-06-18.
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