Elysia, Valley of the Nude (1934)

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7.0/10   

Director:

Bryan Foy

Genre:

Documentary

Plot Keywords:

Nudist | Female Nudity | Nudity | Nudism | Nudist Camp

Cast

Constance Allen	...	Prudence Kent, Dr. King's Secretary
rest of cast listed alphabetically:
Betty De Salle
Hobart Glassey	...	Himself, President of Elysia

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Color:

Black and White

Aspect Ratio:

1.37 : 1

Sound Mix:

Mono

Filming Locations:

Elysia Nudist Camp, California, USA

Company:

Bryan Foy Productions

Trivia:

Shows several views of the Ortega Highway and Lake Elsinore, with a glance at the summer home of Aimee Semple McPherson

Movie Connections:

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

Exploitation Film

This 1934 exploitation documentary film shows a reporter assigned to write a article on a nudist camp. The film was designed to be shown at small movie theaters as a shocking, exploitation type movie. Movies of this type were frequently shown at circuses, sideshows and other traveling shows. The 35 minute film is basically a tour of a nudist camp, showing the people at meals, playing volleyball, baseball, hiking, jogging, playing leap-frog, and other daily activities, except they are all nude. A somewhat amusing and funny film, especially when watched today.

This movie is believed to be in the public domain, and can be found on the boxed set "Sex and Buttered Popcorn."