Living Venus (1961)

User Rating:

4.8/10   

Director:

Herschell Gordon Lewis

Writer:

William Kerwin (writer)

Release Date:

February 1961 (USA)

Genre:

Drama

Plot:

Man and his partner, a photographer, start up a men's magazine called "Pagan." The magazine becomes a success...

Plot Keywords:

Female Nudity | Nude Model | Sex | Independent Film

Cast

William Kerwin	...	Jack Norwall
Danica D'Hondt	...	Peggy Brandon
Harvey Korman	...	Ken Carter
Nancy Downey	...	The 'Other Woman'
Jeanette Leahy
Lawrence J. Aberwood
Robert Bell
Linné Ahlstrand
Billy Falbo
Bob Scobey	...	Himself

Runtime:

74 min

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Color:

Black and White

Sound Mix:

Mono

Certification:

USA:Unrated

Filming Locations:

Chicago, Illinois, USA

Company:

Mid-Continental Films

Trivia:

Harvey Korman's first film.

Movie Connections:

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

Harvey and Herschell: A Team That Can Be Beat

*** This comment may contain spoilers ***

I have to admit, this review is based on the 36 minute clip (about half) of "Living Venus" now showing in the Something Weird section of Comcast / On Demand. I can't give you the presumably missing juicy details, but what I can tell you is that it's not too bad; acting is decent and the story is OK. This is a curio I wanted to see as much for Harvey Corman (his first film) as for H. G. Lewis (pre-gornography). Kerwin stars as a magazine editor a la Hugh Hefner who launches a monthly stag rag called "Pagan". He discovers "living Venus" D'Hondt in a restaurant and recruits Korman to snap the cheesecake photos. They both pursue D'Hondt, but Kerwin succeeds, and he quickly pimps D'Hondt out to enlist advertisers. Ending is predictable. Korman worked better with Tim Conway.