Go Naked in the World (1961)

Greek-American Pete Stratton is a self-made San Francisco construction tycoon who controls all aspects of his family's life: his wife Mary and their two young-adult offspring, Nick and Yvonne. While Yvonne still lives at home and begrudgingly accepts the control, Nick has rebelled by joining the Army to get away while he figures out what he wants to do with his life. All Nick knows is that he doesn't want a job in proverbial and actual "concrete" in Pete steering him in the direction of the family business, Nick in the process always re-enlisting after each tour overseas. The other difference between Yvonne and Nick is that Yvonne hates their father, while Nick admits that he still loves him although he doesn't actually like him much. Back in San Francisco after the completion of his latest tour, Nick falls in love at first sight with a woman he spots across a crowded nightclub: Italian-American widow Giulietta Cameron. Despite her initial reluctance, Julie, as Nick calls her, seems to return his feelings. Nick eventually learns something that might change everything: not only is Julie one of the highest-priced prostitutes in the city, but she has also been with Pete and many in his social circle, as her primary clientele is wealthy older men. This revelation affects all the relationships in the Stratton family. Beyond what Nick decides to do regarding Julie, much will depend on whether Julie can reconcile her past against a different future, specifically with a Stratton.