Mistress Pamela
Mistress Pamela ★½ 1974 (R)
When young Pamela goes to work in the household of handsome Lord Devonish, he sets about in wild pursuit of her virginity. Loosely based on the 1740 work “Pamela” by Samuel Richardson, considered the first modern English novel. Read the book unless you only have 95 minutes to spend finding out who gets what. 95m/C VHS . Anne Michelle, Julian Barnes, Anna Quayle, Rosemary Dunham; D: Jim O'Connor.
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