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.
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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.
Orignal Language
el
Duration
1 hr 15 min
Genre
Animation, Documentary, History
Status
Released
Release Data
2023-03-31
Produced By
Canada Media Fund | Fonds des médias du Canada, Creative Europe Media, Documentary Channel, Exile Films, Front Row Insurance Brokers, GAT PR, Goldenberg Nahmias, Greenwich Entertainment
