Queen of the Deuce

The unbelievable true story of Chelly Wilson, who escaped the Holocaust and built a porn cinema empire in New York City in the 1970s. Chelly was a Greek-born, Christmas-celebrating, Jewish grandma, who married men but was openly gay. This documentary charts her unlikely rise to wealth as a shrewd businesswoman on “The Deuce,” aka New York’s infamous 42nd Street.

Cast

Chelly Wilson

Self (archive footage)

Crew

Rob Ruzic

Editor

Valerie Kontakos

Director

Valerie Kontakos

Executive Producer

Despina Pavlaki

Producer

Ed Barreveld

Producer

Valerie Kontakos

Producer

Bondi Walters

Executive Producer

Don Walters

Executive Producer

Valerie Kontakos

Writer

Christos Asteriou

Writer

Clips & Videos

Queen of the Deuce | Official Trailer