This is a collection of media from various movies, representing the closest things to grindhouse cinemas that Seattle and Portland had. Nudies, roughies, and the occasional art film ruled the day at these places. We'll have several more pages of these for this year.
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January 20, 1967 ad (Portland)
Primitive Love (1964)
"Doctor" Jayne Mansfield is in Italy to show a peer her documentary about mating customs from around the world while at the same time having to deal with two bellhops who have an idea or two about mating with Jayne.
Director: Luigi Scattini
Writers: Luigi Scattini, Massimo Pupillo, Amedeo Sollazzo
Stars: Franco Franchi, Ciccio Ingrassia, Jayne Mansfield
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January 13, 1967 ad (Portland)
Satan's Mistress (AKA "The Devil's Mate" 1966)
Brad, a young rancher, visits the city and invites Patty, a previous acquaintance, to a nightclub. Afterwards they go to her apartment where Brad tries to rape Patty and when she resists his advances, her roommate, Lorraine, awakened by Patty's screams, throws acid in Brad's face, leaving one side horribly burned. Brad returns to his ranch to have his wounds tended by his faithful ranch hand, Jess. Brad becomes self-conscious about the disfiguration and seeks sexual gratification with prostitutes. One of these sexual contacts, Randy, antagonizes him and he goes berserk and murders her. Brad then seeks revenge against the two women who caused his downfall. He kidnaps Lorraine, beats her into submission and periodically tortures her at his ranch. One day he allows her to escape, recaptures her and flogs her to death. Now completely demented, Brad seeks out Patty, but the police intercede and extract a confession from him. Brad is killed while attempting to flee from the police.
Director: T.G. Zorfa
Stars: Jerry Harris, Arlene Janice, Dodie Johns
January 4, 1967 ad (Portland)
Orgy of the Dead (1965)
A couple driving to a cemetery looking for inspiration for a horror story encounters the dancing dead.
Director: Stephen C. Apostolof
Writer: Edward D. Wood Jr.
Stars: Criswell, Fawn Silver, Pat Barrington
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January 27, 1967 ad (Portland)
January 31, 1967 article (Portland)
The Love Cult (1966)
A magician/hypnotist gets the idea that he can make more money (and have a better time) by starting a sex cult than by continuing his magic act, so he becomes Brother Eros whose motto is "Love is all that counts."
Director: Barry Mahon
Writer: Forest Russell
Stars: Rita Bennett, Uta Erickson, Lucky Kargo
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January 27, 1967 ad (Portland)
The Velvet Trap (1966)
Put upon greasy spoon waitress Julie gets raped by her drunken short order cook boss. After managing to escape, Julie hooks up with regular patron Brad Collins and heads off to Las Vegas for an impromptu wedding. However, Brad leaves Julie high and dry in a cheap motel the very next morning after coercing her into posing for a few nude photos. But that's just the start of poor Julie's woes.
Director: Ken Kennedy
Writer: Ken Kennedy
Stars: Jamie Karson, Alan Jeffory, Betty Coryell
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January 28, 1967 ad (Seattle)
Suburbia Confidential (1966)
Psychiatrist Dr. Henri Legrand reviews the files of several sexually frustrated suburban housewives who are shown having sex with salesmen, bellboys and repairmen. The film includes scenes of bondage, lesbianism, and a transvestite fashioned after Stephen C. Apostolof's frequent collaborator Edward D. Wood Jr..
Director: Stephen C. Apostolof
Writer: Stephen C. Apostolof
Stars: George Cooper, John Andrews, John Bealey
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On occasion, a film was run with a title too risqué to be printed in the newspaper. Alternatively, the movie was so bad that this was the only way to lure people to see it.
More of these tomorrow...
