The Best House in London(1969)
From top to bottom ... it's the best place in town!
In Victorian London, the British Government attempts a solution to the problem of street prostitution by establishing the world's most fabulous brothel.
Movie: The Best House in London
Top 10 Billed Cast
Benjamin Oakes / Walter Leybourne
Josephine Pacefoot
Sir Francis Leybourne
Babette
Count Pandolfo
Home Secretary
Sylvester Wall
Inspector MacPherson
Flora's Mother
Editor, The Times
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