Diary of a Nudist (1961)

User Rating:

4.9/10   

Director:

Doris Wishman

Writer:

Doris Wishman (writer)

Release Date:

14 October 1966 (West Germany)

Genre:

Romance

Tagline:

Woman Reporter Poses as Nudist!

Plot:

Newspaper editor Arthur Sherwood is on a hunting trip when he accidentally stumbles upon a nudist camp in the woods...

Plot Keywords:

Nudist | Nudist Camp | Hunting | Reporter | Bra

Cast

Davee Decker	...	Stacy Taylor
Norman Casserly	...	Arthur Sherwood
Dolores Carlos	...	Marie
Allan Blacker
Maria Stinger	...	Eleanor
Harry W. Stinger	...	John
Brigitte Bernard		(as Brigette Bernard)
Allison Louise Downe		(as Bunny Downe)
Ronald M. Ziegler
June Marko
Gustave A. Hoek
Nellie Hoek
Phyllis Hoek	...	Phyllis
Sandra Hoek
Charles Allen
Warrene Gray
Una Diehl
Gloria Flowers
rest of cast listed alphabetically:
Zelda R. Suplee	...	Nudist Camp Director
Joan Bamford	...	(uncredited)
Doris Wishman	...	Lady waving from porch / Marie (uncredited)

Directed by
Doris Wishman

Writing credits (in alphabetical order)
Doris Wishman		writer (as Melvin Stanley)

Produced by
Doris Wishman	....	producer

Cinematography by
Raymond Phelan

Film Editing by
Martin Samuels

Sound Department
Morris Sands	....	sound effects editor

Music Department
Harry Glass	....	music editor
Judy J. Kushner	....	composer: song "Sun Lovers Blues"

Production Companies

• Dawn Productions

Distributors

• Atlantic Pictures (I) (1961) (USA) (theatrical)
• J.E.R. Pictures (1961) (USA) (theatrical)
• Something Weird Video (SWV) (2002) (USA) (DVD) (special edition)
• Something Weird Video (SWV) (????) (USA) (VHS)

Other Companies

• Titra Sound Corporation  sound post-production

Also Known As:

Diary of a Girl Reporter (USA) (bowdlerized title)
Diary of a Naturist (USA) (bowdlerized title)
Girl Reporter Diary (USA) (bowdlerized title)
Nature Camp Confidential (USA) (bowdlerized title)
Nature Camp Diary (USA) (bowdlerized title)
Nudist Confidential (USA) (pre-release title)

Runtime:

72 min

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Color:

Color

Sound Mix:

Mono

Filming Locations:

Palmerton, Pennsylvania, USA

Company:

Dawn Productions

Trivia:

Even though this was filmed in the United States and the cast spoke English, all the dialog was dubbed by Titra Studios, the same company that was responsible for dubbing many of the Godzilla films as well as _"Mahha gô gô gô" (1967)_.

Goofs:

Continuity: The second carload of visitors to the camp is seen entering through the gate twice.

Movie Connections:

Featured in Extra Weird (2003) (V)

Ye Olde Nudie!

Diary Of A Nudist was the kind of movie that was extremely controversial and daring 45 years ago. This was the kind of movie that teenagers with fake I.D.'s would go out to see at the drive-ins. For years, mainstream cinema never offered up any skin and seeing the kinds of nudie-cutie quickies from Russ Meyer, Herschell Gordon Lewis, and Doris Wishman certainly were a shock to the system. Today, films like this are considered to be curiosity pieces. There is tons of nudity but very little else. No titillation, no sexual situations, and nothing explicit. Just a group of healthy, beautiful people doing everyday things in the buff.

Still, the movie is a lot of fun to watch; even though there seems to be so much tedium and is slow moving. The scenery is beautiful and you feel you are seeing what Heaven would look like in 1961. There are some fine looking women who always seem to be carrying around hats, towels, and magazines over the more "controversial" private parts. Also, Davee Decker is quite lovely; even though her voice is dubbed.

If you long to see what an "adult movie" was like in the early days and can accept the fact that it is only nudity and nothing more then you will have some fun with this one. It airs occasionally on Drive-In Classics.