Category Archives: Exploitation
Gambling With Souls (1936)
“You filthy operator of a sex exchange.” Strict censorship rules of the Hays Code spawned the production of many sexploitation films–films that were presented as exposes of the lurid charms of various human vices. These films took a strong moral … Continue reading
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Test Tube Babies (1948)
Test Tube Babies/ Hell is a Place Called Hollywood is a double feature DVD release from Alpha Video. You’d have to go a long way to find a film as peculiar as Test Tube Babies. With a pseudo educational … Continue reading
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Child Bride (1938)
“I’d put her in boiling oil and watch her fry.” It’s amazing what you can get away with even when you have censors breathing down your neck. With the Hays Code of film censorship enforced in 1934, a number of … Continue reading
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The Flesh Merchant (1956)
“The guys are here to have a ball–not a ball and chain.” Naive young country girl, Nancy (Joy Reynolds), unexpectedly arrives in Los Angeles to move in with her sister, “fashion model” Paula (Lisa Rack). Nancy thinks that Paula has … Continue reading
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Chained for Life (1951)
“Nature never grants favours.” The film Chained For Life features real-life Siamese twins, Daisy and Violet Hilton starring as singers Dorothy and Vivian Hamilton. The Hamilton sisters’ low-life manager, Hinkley (Allen Jenkins) concocts a publicity stunt scheme which involves one … Continue reading
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Devil’s Sleep (1949)
“There’s a drive on against juvenile delinquency.” Vandalism. Arson. Burglary. Hot Rod Racers. Yes, it “looks like the whole new generation has suddenly gone berserk.” There’s a crime wave afoot in The Devil’s Sleep. Judge Rosalind Ballentine (Lita Grey Chaplin) … Continue reading
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Bad Girls Go To Hell/Another Day Another Man
“I must try to act as though nothing is the matter.” Pull up an armchair and prepare yourself for a DVD double sleazefest from writer/director Doris Wishman. These two outrageous 60s sexploitation cult dramas are a campy dream. First there’s … Continue reading
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A Smell of Honey, A Swallow of Brine/The Brick Dollhouse 1966/1967
“Get away from me you pervert.” It’s easy to see why Something Weird Video packaged these three films together for a triple feature–they’re good examples of 60s ‘adult’ films. Obviously very low budget, with terrible acting, and thin plots, all … Continue reading
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Confessions of a Psycho Cat (1968)
“They’re going to put you in a padded cell where you belong.” Something Weird Video specializes in offering the bizarre, the camp and the truly tasteless on DVD, and Confessions of a Psycho Cat certainly fits their criteria. A so-called … Continue reading
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Damaged Goods/The Hard Road (1961/1970)
“There ought to be a law against her.” How on earth do you rate a cheesy double feature of glorified sex education films? This is the dilemma that faced me after watching the 2-for-1 DVD from Something Weird Video–Damaged Goods/The … Continue reading
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