Ending this horror movie

How easy it would have been for state Attorney General Eric Schneiderman to either keep safe distance from the fetid trash pile that is The Weinstein Co. left behind by the notorious sexual predator of that name, or to pursue some half-baked bid for headlines for himself while claiming to fight for the women Harvey wronged.

Fortunately for the victims — some among the world’s most famous women, many others whose names will never be known — the lawsuit Schneiderman filed in a Manhattan court on Sunday has a real shot at ensuring measures of justice otherwise unattainable.

Building on a months-long investigation, the lawsuit sizes up the offenses not as the sick acts of one sleazy man but as a vast violation of state civil and human rights laws perpetrated by a corporate enterprise.

Where human resources professionals not only ignored complaints about Weinstein’s conduct but forwarded them to executives who shared them with Weinstein.

Where female executives served as “pimps” abetting his attacks.

Where non-disclosure agreements helped maintain silence, and threats guaranteed it.

Where Weinstein’s brother Bob and board members played dumb.

Good for Schneiderman for blowing the whistle on a corporate sale that would have put cash in the hands of those who helped perpetrate and cover up wrongs. His suit puts forth a compelling case for how The Weinstein Co. illegally abetted Harvey’s depravity, and calls on the court to order victims’ compensation, to ensure cash first and foremost goes to the injured.

Let’s get those settlement talks started.