A Smell of Honey, a Swallow of Brine (1966)

Director:

Byron Mabe

Writer:

David F. Friedman (writer)

Release Date:

10 June 1966 (USA)

Genre:

Drama

Tagline:

There is an expression for girls like her ------ You see it scrawled on walls....!

Plot:

A young woman teases, seduces, and emotionaly destroys young men for her own twisted enjoyment.

Plot Keywords:

Tease | Lesbian | Lesbian Roommate | B Movie | Nudity

Cast

Stacey Walker	...	Sharon Winters
Sam Melville	...	Lowell Carter (as Neville Coward)
Bob Todd	...	Tony
Sharon Carr	...	Paula Mann
Michael Wright	...	Mr. Gordon
Michael O'Kelly	...	Roy Bradley
Larry N. Jones	...	Man with gun (as Larry Jones)
Linda Gearheart	...	Secretary
Tom Hughes	...	Dick Owens

Also Known As:

A Smell of Honey (USA) (working title)

Runtime:

71 min | USA:69 min

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Color:

Black and White

Sound Mix:

Mono

Certification:

USA:Not Rated | Canada:16+ (Quebec)

Filming Locations:

Los Angeles, California, USA

Quotes:

Sharon Winters: Paula, I'm sorry about lashing out at you the other night.
Paula Mann: Forget it. Sometimes I come on too strong.
Sharon Winters: No, it's just... I can be such a bitch sometimes.
Paula Mann: We all are. But that's just part of being female I guess.

Movie Connections:

Edited into Twisted Sex Vol. 23 (2007) (V)

Well, it's different (for Dave Friedman)!

Barbara Jean Moore (Stacey Walker) was a dropout from Texas who, while vacating in Santa Monica, was discovered on a beach one afternoon by cigar-chomping sexploitation producer, Dave Friedman who decided to cast her in the title role for his latest picture THE NOTORIOUS DAUGHTER OF FANNY HILL (1965). Pleased by her acting skills (and looks I suppose), he casted her in this as well as a nudist camp short. A Paramount executive saw some of the films and was eager to run an interview with Walker but while Friedman went looking for her she had already gone back to Texas. So for all we know Miss Walker could have become a big Hollywood name!

In A SMELL OF HONEY, she plays Sharon, a sexy, sadistic office worker who teases men to their limits and screams "rape" once she's done. "Roughies" had become big in the adults-only film industry so Sharon gets what she deserves from some horny b*stards towards the end.

The cinematography was by the great Lazlo Kovacs so you can always keep yourself occupied during the 71 minutes just admiring the b/w visuals. It's slow in spots and ends abruptly (may be the print) but for a post-BLOOD FEAST Dave Friedman film, it's not bad. Walker's twangy accent and an equelly twangy, reaccuring tune by Et-Cetra (which you're sure to be humming in your head after viewing) strangely creates some kind of rural, southern feeling to the film (don't expect Russ Meyer, though). For a more slappy, enjoyable Dave Friedman experience try THE ACID EATERS (1968).