Garden of Eden (1954)

User Rating:

5.5/10   

Director:

Max Nosseck

Writers:

Max Nosseck (writer)
Nat Tanchuck (writer)

Release Date:

31 October 1955 (Sweden)

Genre:

Drama

Plot:

War widow and pre-teen daughter leave home of tyrannical father-in-law in Florida, get lost on a detour, and find shelter at a nudist colony. |

Plot Keywords:

Nudist | Nudist Camp | Nudism

Cast

Jamie O'Hara	...	Susan Latimore
Mickey Knox	...	Johnny Patterson
R.G. Armstrong	...	J. Randolph Latimore
Karen Sue Trent	...	Joan Latimore
John Gude	...	John Roy
rest of cast listed alphabetically:
Stephen Gray
Arch Johnson
Paula Morris
Norval E. Packwood
Jane Rose
John Royal
Jane Starling

Runtime:

67 min

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Color:

Color (Eastmancolor)

Sound Mix:

Mono

Certification:

UK:R | Finland:(Banned) | Sweden:15

Filming Locations:

Lake Como, Florida, USA

Company:

Excelsior Pictures Corp.

Trivia:

Debut of R.G. Armstrong.

Movie Connections:

Referenced in Schlock! The Secret History of American Movies (2001)

Good effort, but needs more conflict

I'm sure for its time it was very innovative, but no one took this subject matter seriously in the '50's. Take for instance the scene where Jamie O'Hara remarks how "delightful" it feels to watch her little daughter playing nude with other children, but balks when she sees other adults.

Nowadays the situation is reversed. With the proliferation of Girls Gone Wild, Hedonism and HBO & Playboy documentaries, mainstream audiences now see nudism as an adult hobby, and parents who involve their children are facing criminal investigations.

I expected more of the writer to make use of R.G. Armstrong. He's a very nice man. Met him at Dupar's four years ago. But such a talented actor who really should have been given more to do as the uptight old father figure.