THE NIGHT HUSTLERS is only worth watching if you like low budget US oddities of the late '60s. This is a film that has production values on par with the output of H. G. Lewis from the decade, although it has far less plot and impact than that director's work. On the plus side it only clocks in at a little over an hour so it doesn't outstay its welcome too long.
The story involves a novelist with a horrendous French accent seeking inspiration for his latest work. To this end, a couple of vice cops sit at a table and we're treated to flashbacks from some of their more outlandish cases. The viewer is 'treated' to various story lines involving go-go dancers, buff guys trying to climb greased poles, transvestites, undercover female cops, and plenty more besides. There's even a song or two added to the mix.
The production values here are virtually non-existent and the whole film is simply a vehicle to get a number of young actresses naked. Whole minutes at a time are made up of a topless woman writhing with a telephone on a bed. There's a lot of naked dancing, a lot of wooden acting, and it's all very tame and harmless by modern standards. I watch these films to get a sense of the era in which they were made but THE NIGHT HUSTLERS doesn't really give much away.
The story involves a novelist with a horrendous French accent seeking inspiration for his latest work. To this end, a couple of vice cops sit at a table and we're treated to flashbacks from some of their more outlandish cases. The viewer is 'treated' to various story lines involving go-go dancers, buff guys trying to climb greased poles, transvestites, undercover female cops, and plenty more besides. There's even a song or two added to the mix.
The production values here are virtually non-existent and the whole film is simply a vehicle to get a number of young actresses naked. Whole minutes at a time are made up of a topless woman writhing with a telephone on a bed. There's a lot of naked dancing, a lot of wooden acting, and it's all very tame and harmless by modern standards. I watch these films to get a sense of the era in which they were made but THE NIGHT HUSTLERS doesn't really give much away.
