Oh, how the youth are disappointed with the lessons they learn in adolescence. Lesson #1, all sultry dames are trollops and slags! Oh, the awful lessons sultry dames learn in their nubile years. Lesson #1 for them, all men are pigs and brutes. Put those two together, throw them in gritty post-war London, and we have 1957's "The Secret Place," directed by Clive Donner. Oh yes, this one stars the sultry Belinda Lee as the aforementioned dame...or slag...or trollop...you decide.
She's sultry, Molly (Lee). The trim, nubile blonde mans a cigarette stand in a gritty London neighborhood. Her biggest fan is the adolescent Freddie (Michael Brooke) who drools every time he sees her, as do we. So cute, and Molly is flattered. Sadly, Molly is in love with the slimy, but handsome Gerry (Ronald Lewis). He's a crook. Gerry and his partner, Steve (Michael Gwynn) are plotting a diamond heist. From what we see, the plan is a good one, but these two are obviously losers, so we don't expect this to go well. Molly is lured in by Gerry's sweet-talking to help out. Sadly, Molly cons the drooling Freddie into providing them with a cop's uniform. See, Freddie's (Geoffrey Keen) dad is a constable. Molly comes up with a stupid lie, but Freddie is too in love to be suspicious.
The robbery goes off, but Steve and Gerry did not figure the stones are too hot to fence. Now they have to hide them and get them cut. A comedy of errors, bad judgment, and major league stupidity rule the day for our crooks. Now Freddie figures out Molly used him, and he angry. So? Well, part of the bad judgment by our crooks is to hide the ice in Freddie's room, where he finds them. Now Freddie has the stolen diamonds and a far out plan that might just get him killed. Molly, seduced by having a boyfriend who has earning power, keeps taking direction from Gerry. Now Freddie may have to fear the sultry Molly more than the homicidal Gerry and Steve.
Will the sultry Molly ultimately be able to see to Freddie's demise? Will the very cute pre-teen Freddie be able to outsmart the suave and maniacal diamond thieves? Is Molly too sultry for Freddie to remain mad at? This is a heartbreaking tale of betrayal, puppy love, and diamonds. For a very arousing performance by Belinda Lee, see "The Secret Place," and you decide if she is a trollop, slag, or sultry enough not to care.
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