The Immoral Mr. Teas (1959)

A door to door salesman of dentist's appliances encounters beautiful well-endowed nude women everywhere he goes.

Director:

Russ Meyer

Writers:

Edward J. Lakso (narration), Russ Meyer

Stars:

Bill Teas, Ann Peters, Marilyn Wesley

Cast

Cast overview:
Bill Teas	...	Mr. Teas
Ann Peters	...	Coffeeshop Waitress
Marilyn Wesley	...	Dental Assistant
Michele Roberts	...	Secretary (as Mischele Roberts)
Dawn Danielle	...	Beach Beauty

Storyline

Mr. Teas is a door to door salesman for dentists' appliances. Everywhere he goes he encounters beautiful "well-developed" nude women, which of course stir his interest. The only sound in the film is the voice of a narrator and a monotonic musical theme.

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Plot Keywords:

big breasts | breast | hot | sex scene | trash | 

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Taglines:

A Frenchy Comedy for Unashamed Adults!

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Genres:

Comedy

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Certificate:

R

Details

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Release Date:

22 January 1960 (USA)

Also Known As:

Steam Heat

Filming Locations:

Brentwood, Los Angeles, California, USA

Box Office

Budget:

$24,000 (estimated)

Company Credits

Production Co:

Pad-Ram Enterprises

Technical Specs

Runtime:

63 min

Sound Mix:

Mono

Color:

Color (Eastmancolor)

Aspect Ratio:

1.33 : 1

Did You Know?

Trivia

Producer/director Russ Meyer shot the film in four days during the spring of 1958, on a budget of $24,000.

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Goofs

At the end of his first day, Mr. Teas goes back to his office. The office girl there has something dark just under the sweater on her right breast during close up shots, but it disappears in the (slightly) wider shots.

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Quotes

Narrator: The guitar as we know it today, came about as a result of many types of earlier stringed instruments. There was first the harp, the lute, then the zither, and mandolin. The guitar is a very sensitive instrument, with "G" being the third string, and is played over a system of frets. Sensitive men have been fretting over G-strings for years!

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Connections

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

User Reviews

"Sensitive Men Have Been Fretting Over G-strings For Years!" A Good Way To Spend An Hour.

This film is the first non-pornographic movie to feature gratuitous nudity with intended normal theater distribution. Before 'The Immoral Mr. Teas' (1959), the only way to film nudity was to create a 'nature documentary' or to be labeled 'pornographic' (which prevented distribution and was illegal in most places). For 'Mr. Teas', Russ Meyer softened both the nature and the pornographic aspects, combined them, and made a film that was approved for regular theater distribution. If you have ever enjoyed a sex scene in a film, or seeing your favorite actress or actor naked, then you owe a debt of gratitude to Russ Meyer and the creation of this film.

There is no sound track or dialog, so the narrator reads from an encyclopedia and makes bad puns over bad music. This isn't a perfect film, but it's fun for an hour and the ladies are beautiful. For the first 30 minutes, there really isn't any nudity, and I was starting to get irritated. The narrator began discussing the 'frustrations' that can occur from such things, and I began to understand the point of the movie. Don't let the silliness fool you - this is a smart film.

So, don't come in expecting 'Saving Private Ryan' (1998), and you will have a good time. Great for date night with 'the right girl'... wink, wink...

RealReview Posting Scoring Criteria: Acting - 0.5/1 (There really isn't much acting); Casting - 1/1; Directing - 1/1; Story - 1/1; Writing/Screenplay - 0/1 (There is no dialog.);

Total Base Score = 3.5

Modifiers (+ or -): Music Score/Soundtrack: -0.5 (it's funny narration, but it's irritating without a sound track);

Gratuitous Female Nudity: +1 (This is the O.G. of female nudity...);

Cultural Significance: +1 (Pioneer of nudity in film);

Total RealReview Rating: 5