Little Ladies of the Night

Little Ladies of the Night is a 1977 American made-for-television drama film starring David Soul, Louis Gossett Jr. and Linda Purl.

Pretty young Hailey Atkins runs away from oblivious father Frank and jealous stepmother Marilyn, eventually arriving in Los Angeles.

Refused help from her own family, deep down Hailey wants to go straight, but has great difficulty escaping "Comfort" and has nowhere else to go.

The film was one of a series of TV movies about teen prostitutes which followed Taxi Driver, another being Dawn: Portrait of a Teenage Runaway.

ABC claimed this made it the highest-rated TV movie of all time as it surpassed the 36.5 average rating for Helter Skelter (although the second part of Helter Skelter had a higher rating of 37.5).