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MONEY
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Shot for just $0.2M — micro-budget by Hollywood standards.
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The Naked Kiss
"Shock and Shame Story of a Night Girl!"
1964 1h 33m EN
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7.0
SOLID
★7.0TMDB · 213
CrimeDrama
Synopsis
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A former prostitute works to create a new life for herself in a small town, but a shocking discovery could threaten everything.
“Shock and Shame Story of a Night Girl!”
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Constance Towers
Kelly
Michael Dante
J.L. Grant
Anthony Eisley
Capt. Griff
Virginia Grey
Candy
Patsy Kelly
Mac, Head Nurse
Marie Devereux
Buff
Karen Conrad
Dusty
Linda Francis
Rembrandt
Credits
Behind the camera
- Director
- Samuel Fuller
- Writers
- Samuel Fuller
- Languages
- English
- Countries
- United States of America
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ERA
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62 years old — a genuine piece of film history.
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DIRECTOR
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Directed by Samuel Fuller, shot by Stanley Cortez. Note their partnership — DPs and directors often return to each other across a career.
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DIRECTOR
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Original score by Paul Dunlap. Worth a dedicated listen after — most great films lose half their impact without the score.
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DIRECTOR
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Editor Jerome Thoms shaped the rhythm. On an edit-heavy film, the editor does more to control your pulse than the director.
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CAST
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Constance Towers and Michael Dante and Anthony Eisley carry the top of the cast.
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FACT
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Marketing tagline: "Shock and Shame Story of a Night Girl!".
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WILD
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IMDB entry: tt0058390 — still the authoritative cross-reference for credits and trivia.
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Cinephile deep dive
The take
Samuel Fuller directs. Stanley Cortez behind the camera. Paul Dunlap scores. Jerome Thoms cuts. Runs lean at under 100 minutes. Produced in United States of America. Dialogue in English.
Trivia
Things worth knowing
- 1Shot for just $0.2M — micro-budget by Hollywood standards.
- 262 years old — a genuine piece of film history.
- 3Directed by Samuel Fuller, shot by Stanley Cortez. Note their partnership — DPs and directors often return to each other across a career.
- 4Original score by Paul Dunlap. Worth a dedicated listen after — most great films lose half their impact without the score.
- 5Editor Jerome Thoms shaped the rhythm. On an edit-heavy film, the editor does more to control your pulse than the director.
- 6Constance Towers and Michael Dante and Anthony Eisley carry the top of the cast.
- 7Marketing tagline: "Shock and Shame Story of a Night Girl!".
- 8IMDB entry: tt0058390 — still the authoritative cross-reference for credits and trivia.
- 9Classified under 8 themes, including "pedophilia", "small town", "prostitute", "police".
The technical file
- Cinematography
- Stanley Cortez
- Original score
- Paul Dunlap
- Editing
- Jerome Thoms
- Costume design
- Einar Bourman
- Makeup / hair
- Harry Thomas
- Runtime
- 93 min · 1h 33m
- Aspect ratio (typical)
- 1.37:1 (Academy)
- Status
- Released
- Budget
- $200,000
- Original language
- EN
Also by
Samuel Fuller
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What people are saying
- CinemaSerf★ 7/10
When "Kelly" (Constance Towers) meets "Griff" (Anthony Eisley) on a park bench she is armed with nothing but a smile and a case of champagne. She's a saleswoman for the stuff, don't you know! Suffice to say, the two end up drinking a bit of her stock and this starts the ball rolling on a relationship that is full of ups and downs, pitfalls, betrayal and we even get a song. We learn pretty quickly that "Kelly" is escaping a rather seedy past and that "Griff" isn't all he's cracked up to be either. Soppy melodrama? Well no, actually. The two - and a solid, if unremarkable, supporting cast edge this story forward in quite an innovative, almost exciting, fashion. There is a chemistry between Towers and the rather bland Eisley that keeps this bubbling along as they constantly try to out-manoeuvre one another. Might they even be in love in this epitome of middle-class dullness and double standards that they find themselves living? It doesn't hang around with a solid, sometimes poignantly effective, script and the fact that there isn't an out and out star here helps focus on the performances and the story a bit more. It oozes a sexiness in an understated sort of fashion and though I doubt I will ever watch it again, I did find it (her) quite compelling to watch.
Production companies
Who made it
- LE
Leon Fromkess-Sam Firks Productions
- AL
Allied Artists Pictures
US
Key crew
- Executive ProducerSam Firks
- Executive ProducerLeon Fromkess
- ProducerSamuel Fuller
- EditorJerome Thoms
- Art DirectionEugène Lourié
- Makeup ArtistHarry Thomas
- Sound Effects EditorLeonard Corso
- Recording SupervisionAl Overton Sr.
- Costume DesignEinar Bourman
- Music EditorPeter Zinner
- Set DecorationVictor A. Gangelin
- Production ManagerHerbert G. Luft
- Assistant DirectorNate Levinson
- Property MasterTom Coleman
- Camera OperatorFrank Dugas
- Script SupervisorJohn Dutton
Themes & keywords
What it's about, really
- pedophilia
- small town
- prostitute
- police
- hospital
- disturbed
- shocking
- distressing
Release history · US
When it landed
- Theatrical1964-10-29
Also known as
International titles
- Il bacio nudoIT
- Police spécialeFR
