Grace Kelly The Country Girl 1955

Taxi dancers are women employed to dance with any and all men for money. These women work only on commission; the more men they dance with, the more cash they bring in. Although these dancers can choose not to dance with certain men, being selective will result in them not earning money. Some of the dancers arranged sexual services on the side, as several venues offered rooms for rent. Some women had rooms of their own so they could meet male clients privately. In a sense, brothels and dance halls were similar.

On the CBS anthology series “Suspense,” Grace plays a taxi dancer in an episode entitled “Fifty Beautiful Girls.” Her character is the newest target of a serial killer, as he has been murdering other working girls in her profession. First she receives a bouquet of roses, which the three previous victims had received. Soon, the killer’s modus operandi of sending letters and making threatening phone calls begins. He lets it be known she will be his next victim. Does she outsmart this killer?

Grace Kelly in Suspense 1952

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