"Perversion for Profit" is an American half-hour documentary movie and with one exception a monologue by host George Putnam about the "pornification" of society. There is no need to elaborate on these moments, in which he is painfully wrong, but occasionally he hits the nail on the head. And the title is accurate too. Sex hotlines take 4 dollars per minute and don't even get me started on porn-related internet scam. Of course, this did not exist when this was made pretty much exactly 50 years ago, but still. Perversion for profit is something that existed back then and still exists today. regardless of what you think about the contents, it's impossible to deny that this is a truly interesting document about the perception of sexuality back in the 1960s. I just wish they could have made this more interesting with 2 or 3 more sequences like the court proceedings instead of Putnam rambling from start to finish. I really wonder what he thought himself of what he said, if he truly believed it or was just playing a role. Anyway, overall, this is not a great documentary. Thumbs down.
Review of Perversion for Profit
