The Naked Venus
A young American painter and his French wife move with their small daughter to the US when the husband's father dies. His mother takes an instant dislike to the wife, and when she finds out that her daughter-in-law is a nudist who once posed naked for an artist, she declares her son's wife to be an unfit mother and sets out to break up the marriage--which may not be difficult to do, as the son is a weak-willed "mama's boy" who's terrified to stand up against his domineering mother.A Beautiful and Extraordinary Loves Story About A French Girl Who Joins an American NATURE COLONY!
Cast & Crew
Patricia Conelle
Yvonne Dixon
Don Roberts
Robert Dixon
Arianne Ulmer
Lynn Wingate
Wynn Gregory
Mrs. Dixon
Douglas McCairn
John Rutledge
Doris Shriver
Laura Dixon
Allan Singer
Charles Becker
Harry Lovejoy
Dr. Hewitt
Sherie Elms
Sherie
Louis Bertrand
Inspector Merchant
Bill Lough
The Judge
Directing
Edgar G. Ulmer
Director
Camera
Jacques Sheldon
Director of Photography
Editing
Ronald V. Ashcroft
Editor
Fun Facts of Movie
- Director Edgar Ulmer was raised by naturists.
- Inspired by the success of nudie cutie movies.
- While the nudity in the movie may have seemed salacious at the time these days it will seem quite time. I think it accurately reflects the naturist/nudist experience.
- Nudist camp footage shot in Europe was interspersed throughout the film. This is definitely not one of the nude exploitation films of the era.
- This movie has all the elements for the makings of a good drama. The story pits a French wife who is a nudist against her controlling mother-in-law who thrives to wrest control of her grandchild from her mother by manipulating her son. One reviewer on IMDB described it as Kramer vs. Kramer in a nudist camp.
- Add sub plots of gold digging ex-girl friends ambitious lawyers, helpful nudists and this is an enjoyable movie.
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