The Love Goddesses
The Story of Sex in the Movies!
1965 · 1h 27m · N/A
Documentary
Directed by
Saul J. Turell
Overview
This insightful documentary features some of the major and most beautiful actresses to grace the silver screen. It shows how the movie industry changed its depiction of sex and actresses' portrayal of sex from the silent movie era to the present. Classic scenes are shown from the silent movie 'True Heart Susie,' starring Lillian Gish, to 'Love Me Tonight' (1932), blending sex and sophistication, starring Jeanette MacDonald (pre-Nelson Eddy), and to Elizabeth Taylor in 'A Place in the Sun' (1951), plus much , much more.
Director and cast
- Saul J. Turell Director
- Carl King as Narrator (voice)
- Agnes Ayres as Herself (archive footage)
- Theda Bara as Herself (archive footage)
- Brigitte Bardot as Herself (archive footage)
- Richard Barthelmess as Himself (archive footage)
- Ingrid Bergman as Herself (archive footage)
- Clara Bow Cast
- Clive Brook Cast
- Louise Brooks Cast
- Horst Buchholz Cast
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