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‘Queen of the Deuce’ Review: A Fun Footnote About a Behind-The-Scenes Mogul of the Sexual Revolution
Valerie Kontakos’ entertaining 'Queen of the Deuce' relates saga of a refugee from Nazi Europe whose American Dream was realized via 42nd St. raunch.
Those in her orbit, family members and business associates alike, saw Wilson as an eccentric force of nature, barking orders and “holding court like a mafia queen” from the sofa in her apartment, located right above “all-male” cinema Eros. In order to meet demand (and further maximize profit), she then also went into production and distribution, bankrolling such luridly titled cheapies as “Scarf of Mist, Thigh of Satin” and “Shootout at Beaver Falls.” Clips are shown from an assortment of these, though scant attention is paid toward the talent involved, including low-budget sexploitation maestro Joe Sarno. The home videos, photos and other memorabilia glimpsed give little indication how Wilson felt about the industry she was in, beyond that she lived life entirely on her own terms, and suffered no moral qualms, save perhaps survivor’s guilt over having outlived so much of her family.
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