“Too Hot to Handle” (Warner-Pathé, 1960), starring Jayne Mansfield. Lobby Card for the British film in Eastman Color.

Johnny Solo (Leo Genn), the owner of the Pink Flamingo club in London’s Soho area, battles with rival club owner Diamonds Dinelli and the police. When Johnny receives threats and demands for protection, he fights back.

Johnny’s girlfriend Midnight Franklin (Jayne Mansfield), one of the club’s headliners, wants him to leave the business. In the background are a sadistic client, an underage chorus girl, a wisecracking siren who is not averse to rough trade, a visiting journalist and a dancer who guards her past. The competition between the two clubs intensifies, and Johnny unknowingly plays a part in the death of the chorus girl.

The film was billed as “an exposé of sexy, sordid Soho, England’s greatest shame.” Mansfield’s risqué see-through clothing and the film’s racy musical numbers caused some controversy that delayed the American release until January 1961, and the sexiest frames were displayed in “Playboy” magazine. For its American release, “Too Hot to Handle” was retitled “Playgirl After Dark,” edited to meet censor requirements, and shown in black and white. [Source: Wikipedia]

Movie clip: www.youtube.com/watch?v=9MNR1VnnN_0

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