The Love Goddesses
United States • 1965
Director
Synopsis
This insightful documentary features some of the major and most beautiful actresses to grace the silver screen. It shows how the movie industry changed its depiction of sex and actresses' portrayal of sex from the silent movie era to the present. Classic scenes are shown from the silent movie 'True Heart Susie,' starring Lillian Gish, to 'Love Me Tonight' (1932), blending sex and sophistication, starring Jeanette MacDonald (pre-Nelson Eddy), and to Elizabeth Taylor in 'A Place in the Sun' (1951), plus much , much more.
Synopsis
This insightful documentary features some of the major and most beautiful actresses to grace the silver screen. It shows how the movie industry changed its depiction of sex and actresses' portrayal of sex from the silent movie era to the present. Classic scenes are shown from the silent movie 'True Heart Susie,' starring Lillian Gish, to 'Love Me Tonight' (1932), blending sex and sophistication, starring Jeanette MacDonald (pre-Nelson Eddy), and to Elizabeth Taylor in 'A Place in the Sun' (1951), plus much , much more.
Credits
Crew
DirectorSaul J. Turell
WriterGraeme Ferguson, Saul J. Turell
ComposerPercy Faith
EditorNat Greene, Howard Kuperman
ProducerSaul J. Turell, Graeme Ferguson
Cast
Carl Kingas Narrator (voice)
Agnes Ayresas (Archive Footage)
Theda Baraas (Archive Footage)
Brigitte Bardotas (Archive Footage)