Mamie Van Doren

The definitive documentary on the history of nudity in feature films from the early silent days to the present, studying the changes in morality that led to the use of nudity in films while emphasizing the political, sociological and artistic changes that shaped that history. Skin will also study the gender inequality in presenting nude images in motion pictures and will follow the revolution that has created nude gender equality in feature films today.

About the last two years of movie goddess Jayne Mansfield’s life and the speculation swirling around her untimely death being caused by a curse after her alleged romantic dalliance with Anton LaVey, head of the Church of Satan.

The pin-up is not just a pretty young woman, not so much dressed and fantasized. This popular American icon would even become a symbol of feminine claims. As soon as we pronounce the word "Pin-up", it's an erotic and retro cliché that comes to mind. We imagine a beautiful ingenue in light clothes looking at us with a smile, endless legs and sexy underwear to guess the curve of a buttock. This short-dressed girl who looks at us in the corner and smiles at us frankly, is an erotic icon.

The rags to riches story of Sophie Tucker, an iconic superstar who ruled the worlds of vaudeville, Broadway, radio, television, and Hollywood throughout the 20th century. Before Beyoncé, Lady Gaga, Madonna, Bette Midler, Marilyn Monroe, and Mae West, Sophie Tucker was the first woman to infatuate her audiences with a bold, bawdy and brassy style unlike any other. Using all of "The Last of the Red Hot Mamas" 400-plus recently rediscovered personal scrapbooks, authors Susan and Lloyd Ecker take you on their seven-year journey retracing Tucker's sixty-year career in show business.`

La modelo sex symbol e icono de culto icono más grande del mundo, Bettie Page, narra la verdadera historia de cómo su libre expresión superó la caza de brujas del gobierno y ayudó a lanzar la revolución sexual de los Estados Unidos.

Tony Curtis, the man who influenced Elvis Presley and James Dean. A sex symbol, a matinee idol, a powerful and magnetic actor, Tony Curtis was the original movie star.

Entirely made in California, the film brings together 30 American and European actors in an epic which crosses the mythical territories of that cinematic land from Zabriskie Point to Mulholland Drive. California is revisited through the movie memories incarnated by the very presence of famous actors and actresses. "The American Tetralogy" is a way of staging reality which questions the fictional nature of the movies.

We call them by a hundred different names: boobs, knockers, jugs, hooters. We wonder if they're real or fake, too small or too big, too exposed or too covered. And every year Americans spend millions of dollars on breast enhancement, from push-up bras to surgery. Why is our culture so captivated by this particular part of the female form? "Boobs: An American Obsession" is a revealing, humorous, often poignant investigation involving everyone from anthropologists to porn stars as we explore our culture's fascination with breasts.

Nuestros Slackers (gandules): el elegante y aniñado Dave (Devon Sawa) y los otros dos, Jeff (Maronna) y Sam (Segal), van a graduarse con honores, por la Universidad de Holden, en "mentiras, engaños y robos". Parece ser que sus elaboradas estafas a prueba de fallos, requieren mucho más esfuerzo del que sería necesario para aprender, pero se trata de gustos. Dave conoce Angela (King) y flirtea con ella durante el examen de mediados de curso, en el que está haciendo trampa, pero comete el fatal error de escribir su nombre y su número de teléfono en una papeleta del examen. El malo Ethan (Schwartzman), que muestra tendencias psicóticas acechando a Angela, descubre la prueba incriminatoria y chantajea a los Slackers: o me conseguís a la chica, o hago que os echen.

A reclusive millionaire who owed his fortune to his father, Howard Hughes staked his fame on many things, including his credits as a producer, director and aviator. But he is perhaps best known for his skills as a Casanova, reportedly romancing Jean Harlow, Ginger Rogers, Lana Turner, Rita Hayworth and Bette Davis. Actor Billy Zane narrates this documentary, which offers a glimpse of the man behind the glamour.

This documentary celebrates the ridiculous stunts used by Hollywood over the years to market its worst movies. These include the ’50s drive-in where moviegoers could drop off their dirty laundry and pick it up after the show, horror filmmaker William Castle’s vibrating seats and producer Sam Arkoff’s offer to pay for the funeral of anyone scared to death by his film. Amusing interviews with critic Roger Ebert and director John Waters, creator of Smell-O-Vision, enliven a program that has one central failing: host Frankie Avalon, who remains as schlocky as ever.

Douglas Fairbanks Jr. and Peter Fonda host an examination of the history of decency standards for movies from the early 1920s onwards.

A group of former high-school buddies have a reunion in Las Vegas. Thinking to increase their alumni fund, they proceed to use it to gamble at the casinos. Of course, they lose it all. They then get together and try to figure out a way to win it all back.

A group of teenagers borrow a car, unaware that gangsters have stashed mob money in it. The gangsters are determined to get the money back.

Willa Starch (Alexandra Hay) travels from Boston to Lake Havasu City, Arizona for her summer vacation.

A Filipino immigrant travels the American west searching for his relatives. Although he doesn't speak much English, he winds up getting involved with Chinese immigrants, and a beautiful blonde American girl and finds himself appointed sheriff of a small town that's having trouble with an outlaw gang.

Unos astronautas que aterrizan en Venus en busca de una expedición pérdida se encuentran con un clan de mujeres que parecen salidas de la Edad de Piedra.

Clips from assorted television programs, B-movies, commercials, music performances, newsreels, bloopers, satirical short films and promotional and government films of the 1950s and 1960s are intercut together to tell a single story of various creatures and societal ills attacking American cities.

A slick conman finds a singing teenage preacher in a small town in Arkansas and brings him to Los Angeles, where he sets him up with his own show and waits for the money to come pouring in.

US Navy battles monsters unearthed from the frozen arctic.

Woodrow Wilson Weatherby, un transportista de madera de Tennessee, hereda un casino de Las Vegas de su tío, va a conocer la propiedad y descubre que tiene una deuda de 38.000 dolares y un par de acreedores persistentes. Pero la tía de Woody, Clementine, le da algunas ideas que esperan pueda reflotar el negocio.

Mamie Van Doren plays Samantha, a hard working modern woman who, because of a chance encounter with senatorial candidate Frank Carlton (Ted Knight), is offered a job by conniving campaign runner Eric (Buddy Parker) aiming to work for the prospective senator. She agrees and we are then shown the complicated way various relationships shape the campaign and how it all falls apart.

When Black Bill's father is murdered and his uncle kidnapped, he sets out in pursuit of the perpetrators.

An out of work Method actor is hired by a male model, an ecdysiast, and a car salesman who live together to save money. They want the actor to listen to their problems and go see a psychiatrist so they can get counseling for cheap. The psychiatrist is intrigued by the split personalities indicated by the three separate sets of problems presented by the actor, and soon producers are climbing out of the woodwork trying to buy the rights to the film, while the actor is having trouble keeping his act together.

Sociology professor Steve MacInter is conducting a survey at Collins College about the mores and lifestyles of the young people. Some of the good citizens begin to find exception to his sociological survey when they find out it includes questions about sex. Reporter Betty Ducayne receives an anonymous tip that the good professor is engaging in corruption of youth and when Steve's past comes up to haunt him, all heck breaks loose.

Collins College needs a new department head for their science department, so Doctors Carter and Zorch consult Thinko, the campus computer, and come up with Dr. Mathilda West, who has degrees in lots of things, but turns out to be disruptively attractive as well.

Cuando un autobús se queda aislado a causa de una inundación, los pasajeros se convierten en Adán, Eva y el demonio en un sueño.

A prostitute sets out to frame a cop.

Chip is killed accidentally while trying to rape a blonde girl, who runs. Silver becomes the number one suspect even though she has an alibi, but due to previous brushes with the law she's sent to Girls Town, a home for young women in trouble with the law which is run by nuns. Silver is rebellious and causes trouble at the school, and her friend Sarafina totters near the brink of self-destruction because of an infatuation with a young singer. Meanwhile Chip's father hires a detective to find out the truth, and Chip's friend Fred gets Silver's sister in trouble at a drag race. Silver has a lot of problems all right.

Un hombre se vuelve loco cuando unos agentes federales lo investigan.

A group of beatniks unwittingly harbor a serial rapist. A cop goes after him after his wife is attacked.

Chuck Wheeler gets out of the Pen and sets up an elaborate heist of Vegas casino money travelling by armored truck. He enlists the help of shady club owner Joe Darren and his ex-cellmate's wife, Vi. Vi's husband Mike is a trigger happy and jealous hothead and will not grant her a divorce. Mike escapes from prison right before the armored truck job goes into motion and promises trouble as he tries to locate his associates and his wandering wife.

Sabrina is a beautiful thief, one who happens to have seven moles on her thigh, forming the constellation Ursa Minor; this is the only clue German police have to solve a recent robbery. Teo is a photographer looking for a pair of beautiful legs to participate in a photo contest. When he secretly takes a photo of Sabrina's legs, including the telltale moles, Sabrina has to get it back at any cost, something which brings her into dangerous proximity with the smitten Teo. Romance and assorted hijinx ensue.

Rider Kelly Cobb travels to county rodeos to win money so he can buy a patch of land he wants to call his own. He rescues trick rider Jackie Adams from the clutches of an amorous sports ...

A tough kid comes to a new high school and begins muscling his way into the drug scene. This is a typical morality play of the era, filled with a naive view of drugs, nihilistic beat poetry, and some incredible '50s slang.

James Gannon (Clark Gable), un maduro editor de prensa se enamora de Erica Stone (Doris Day), una joven que ejerce como profesora en una escuela de periodismo. Con el fin de conquistarla, el editor no duda en matricularse, como un novato más, para que ella le dé clases.

Residents at a posh Utah hotel become suspects when a girl is found murdered during a pool party. Local sheriff Jess Holmes takes charge of the investigation and must discover who among the terrified guests and staff -- including bodacious vixen Harriet Ames, the hotel's bitter, crippled proprietor, visiting lawyer David Hewson and his secretary, Beth -- is the culprit, even as murders continue to take place.

Sisters Jane and Penny are arrested for hitchhiking on their way to Los Angeles when they stop for a quick skinny dip in a rural town. Local agricultural magnate Tropp is a sponsor for a local prison work program and the women get put in the fields to work off their sentence. Tropp is dating the widowed judge in order to ensure a stable supply of cheap labor in order to undercut his competition. The prisoners suffer ill treatment, but the judge's son has signed on as a hired hand and begins to figure out the scam as he begins falling in love with Jane, and Penny dreams of making it big in showbiz.

El sheriff de Gunlock pretende ahorcar a un hombre llamado Hall, acusado de matar a tres granjeros. La gente desea linchar al asesino antes de que sea rescatado por sus amigos, pero el sheriff quiere antes sonsacarle información y enterarse de quien lo contrató para cometer el crimen.

To get evidence against a crooked garage owner, a rookie cop masquerades as a hard case who wants a job as a mechanic.

En 1880, en Kansas, existe una feroz rivalidad entre Osawkie y Mandaronn, dos poblaciones que aspiran a ser la capital del condado. En estas circunstancias, los hombres viven en constante estado de guerra y apenas ven a sus familias. La salida de Matt Davis, en su noche de bodas, para participar en un nuevo enfrentamiento con la ciudad rival, es la gota que colma el vaso. Su esposa Liza, siguiendo los consejos de la maestra Cassie, anima a las mujeres a declararse en huelga para lograr que los hombres abandonen esa lucha sin sentido.

Rowdy young girl crashes high society when wealthy older man falls for her.

Live television broadcast of the world premiere. Described by various participants as the biggest world premiere in memory, even bigger than the Academy Awards.

Peter Stirling (con su vieja amiga la mula parlante) se incorpora al activo en las ... WACs (Women's Army Corps, cuerpo femenido del ejército)!

La prometida de un trampero parte hacia Francia y es secuestrada por unos piratas, que la trasladan a Marruecos. El trampero viaja hasta el país para rescatarla.

This Universal "Musical Featurette" eatures a slight story line woven around the comedian Pinky Lee and Universal glamour girls Mamie Van Doren and Lisa Gaye. Also included are the 1953 Miss Universe contestants, the Danny Stewart Orchestra and the Tani Marsh Dancers.

Nick Bonelli es una promesa del fútbol americano, pero sus padres mueren en un accidente de automóvil de camino a un partido. Decide trasladarse a otra universidad para estudiar arquitectura, su verdadera pasión, pero el hecho de que no quiera integrarse en el equipo de la facultad le causa muchos problemas...

A compilation of scenes and acts from various comedy and musical shorts over the years.