The Stripper
The story of a girl... And the men who led her to become "The Stripper."
1963 · 1h 35m · Not Rated
Drama, Romance
Directed by
Franklin J. Schaffner
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The Stripper
Overview
An aging former movie starlet whose Hollywood career went nowhere, now reduced to dancing with a third-rate touring show, finds herself stranded in a small town where she's courted by an infatuated and naive local teenager.
Director and cast
- Franklin J. Schaffner Director
- Joanne Woodward as Lila Green
- Richard Beymer as Kenny Baird
- Claire Trevor as Helen Baird
- Carol Lynley as Miriam Caswell
- Robert Webber as Ricky Powers
- Louis Nye as Ronnie Cavendish
- Gypsy Rose Lee as Madame Olga
- Michael J. Pollard as Jelly
- Sondra Blake as Edwina
- Susan Brown as Mrs. Mulvaney
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