Queen of the Deuce
The unbelievable true story of Chelly Wilson, who escaped the Holocaust and built a porn cinema empire in New York City in the 1970s. Chelly was a Greek-born, Christmas-celebrating, Jewish grandma, who married men but was openly gay. This documentary charts her unlikely rise to wealth as a shrewd businesswoman on “The Deuce,” aka New York’s infamous 42nd Street.
Cast: Chelly Wilson
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Queen of the Deuce
★ 6.8/1020231h 15m
The unbelievable true story of Chelly Wilson, who escaped the Holocaust and built a porn cinema empire in New York City in the 1970s. Chelly was a Greek-born, Christmas-celebrating, Jewish grandma, who married men but was openly gay. This documentary charts her unlikely rise to wealth as a shrewd businesswoman on “The Deuce,” aka New York’s infamous 42nd Street.
Creators and cast
- Directors
- Valerie Kontakos
- Producers
- Valerie Kontakos, Ed Barreveld, Bondi Walters, Despina Pavlaki
- Cast
- Chelly Wilson
- Studio
- Canada Media Fund | Fonds des médias du Canada, Creative Europe Media, Documentary Channel
