The body of teenager Gloria Hollinger is found dead on a Los Angeles beach, and Lt. Phil Gaines is in charge of the investigation. Gaines learns that the girl, a stripper and prostitute, committed suicide, but he ignores the connection between her and a powerful mob lawyer, Leo Sellers. Hollinger's father, however, is not satisfied with Gaines's results, and attempts to investigate the case on his own.
The body of teenager Gloria Hollinger is found dead on a Los Angeles beach, and Lt. Phil Gaines is in charge of the investigation. Gaines learns that the girl, a stripper and prostitute, committed suicide, but he ignores the connection between her and a powerful mob lawyer, Leo Sellers. Hollinger's father, however, is not satisfied with Gaines's results, and attempts to investigate the case on his own.
The film's dominant themes align with left-leaning values through its stark critique of police corruption, systemic exploitation, and institutional failure, portraying a society riddled with moral decay without offering clear solutions.
The movie 'Hustle' features a cast that aligns with traditional casting norms of its time, without explicit race or gender swaps of established roles. Its narrative, a cynical crime drama, does not center on or explicitly critique traditional identities through a DEI lens.
Robert Aldrich's 'Hustle' (1975) does not include any discernible LGBTQ+ characters or themes within its neo-noir crime drama narrative. The film's focus remains on its heterosexual protagonists and the criminal underworld, resulting in no portrayal of queer identity.
The movie does not contain any action or adventure elements.
Hustle (1975) is an original film with characters created specifically for its screenplay. There is no prior source material, historical basis, or legacy characters from which a gender swap could occur.
Hustle (1975) is an original film with characters created specifically for this production. There is no prior source material (like a book, comic, or historical record) that establishes the canonical race of its characters before their portrayal in the movie. Therefore, no character can be considered race-swapped.
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