One of the key figures in the British Naturist Movement was Edward Craven Walker. These days, however, he doesn’t seem to get the recognition he deserves. In part due to the fact his films, directed under the pseudonym Michael Keatering, have never been released on DVD. Early Life Edward Craven Continue Reading
Films and Radio
From the cinematic tale of Harrison Mark’s nudist feature, Naked as Nature Intended, the iconic British film that brought us, Pamela Green, in her birthday suit, to the 8mm striptease films of Kamera Cine Films and Michael Powell’s Peeping Tom. And that’s not all; we’ve thrown in a few radio interviews and other bits and bobs for good measure.
Top 5 Nudist Films
To celebrate our release of Cinema au Naturel: A History of the Nudist Film here is our list of the top five British nudist films. Travelling Light (1959) Edward Craven Walker, the inventor of the lava lamp, was a keen naturist. He made three films celebrating the nudist lifestyle. Travelling Continue Reading
9 Ages of Nakedness
I can’t believe that in all the years I’ve been running this blog this is the first post I’ve written on the feature film The Nine Ages of Nakedness. A film that the director George Harrison Marks boasted featured “150 girls in the all-together”. It was originally entitled The Seven Continue Reading
Vampire starring Wendy Luton
A few years back, the British Film Institute took a look at sex and cinema. They made available online more than a dozen examples of British erotica dating from 1896 to the early years of this century. They range from a Victorian lady’s frilly petticoat to a fuzzy, brief shot Continue Reading
Naked as Nature Intended — the Music
The story of the making of Naked as Nature Intended and its subsequent history has been rigorously chronicled by our illustrious editor, thanks to his enthusiasm for the subject and his priceless Pamela Green archives (which should be saved for the nation). However, as a film historian, the one area Continue Reading
The Shakedown (1959)
Here’s a clip from the British crime film, The Shakedown, in which Augie Cortona (Terence Morgan) enlists the help of the curvey Sylvia (Linda Castle) to blackmail a client, in this case, Arnold (John Salew), using a two-way mirror. Readers of this blog will know Linda Castle as the Harrison Marks model, Continue Reading
Meet Jean Sporle at Peeping Tom Screening
On October 4th the Regent Street Cinema, in London, will be hosting The Soho A Go Go Film Festival. It will be a chance to see such films as Primitive London, Rattle of a Simple Man and Peeping Tom on the big screen. The screening of Peeping Tom will be Continue Reading
The League of Gentlemen
One of my favourite heist movies is Basil Dearden’s The League of Gentleman (1960). A crack team of lovable rogues is assembled by a charming mastermind to rob a bank. Getting away with it for this group of dissatisfied ex-servicemen is only half the job as civilian irritations start to Continue Reading
Douglas Webb — Shutterbug for the Heavy Mob (The Sweeney)
Pamela Green’s partner Douglas Webb worked for Euston Films in the 1970s on such shows as The Sweeney and Special Branch as a stills photographer. The Sweeney was the epitome of the 1970s hard-boiled cop shows. It ran for 52 episodes over four years. Two feature films were also made. Continue Reading
Kamera Cine Films
Publishers, such as George Harrison Marks quickly realised the potential 8mm film offered and before long the come hither curves of June Palmer, Vicky Kennedy and Paula Page were actually moving. It was like having a new girlfriend but without the Saturday night seduction — they disrobed at the flick Continue Reading
