The Agony of Love (1966)

User Rating:

4.7/10   

Director:

William Rotsler

Writer:

William Rotsler (writer)

Release Date:

18 November 1969 (Japan)

Genre:

Drama

Plot:

A bored housewife rents an apartment where she indulges in all of her sexual fantasies. |

Plot Keywords:

Prostitute | Sex | Nudity | Female Nudity | Lesbian

Cast

Pat Barrington	...	Barbara Thomas
Sam Taylor	...	Barton Thomas
Parker Garvey	...	Jim Osbourne
R.A. Silverberg	...	The Psychiatrist
Ben Johns	...	The First Man
William Rotsler	...	The Beatnik (as Shannon Carse)
Joy Lowe	...	The Beatnik Chick
Jay Edwards	...	The Eater
Al Ward	...	Conventioneer
Morton Smith	...	Conventioneer
Owen Hannifen	...	The Second Man
Oswald Fenwick	...	Julius
Helena Clayton	...	Girl at the end
Tori Lambert	...	Girl at the end
rest of cast listed alphabetically:
Harry H. Novak	...	Man who opens door for Barbara (uncredited)

Directed by
William Rotsler

Writing credits
William Rotsler		(writer)

Produced by
Harold Lime	....	executive producer (as Edward Everett)
Harry H. Novak	....	executive producer (as Harry H. Hershey)

Cinematography by
Dwayne Avery

Film Editing by
William Rotsler		(as W. Rotsler)

Art Direction by
Clint Randall

Production Management
Harry H. Novak	....	production supervisor (as Harry H. Hershey)

Second Unit Director or Assistant Director
James Brand	....	assistant director

Other crew
Gloria Saunders	....	dubbing voice: Pat Barrington (uncredited)

Production Companies

• Boxoffice International Pictures (BIP)

Distributors

• Boxoffice International Pictures (BIP) (1966) (USA) (theatrical)
• Cinema Epoch (2007) (worldwide) (all media)
• Pathfinder Pictures (2005) (USA) (all media)
• Something Weird Video (SWV) (2004) (USA) (DVD) (special edition)
• Something Weird Video (SWV) (????) (USA) (VHS)

Also Known As:

From Lady to Tramp (USA)

Runtime:

USA:83 min

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Color:

Black and White

Sound Mix:

Mono

Certification:

Finland:(Banned) (1967)

Company:

Boxoffice International Pictures (BIP)

Quotes:

The Beatnik: Don't bite! Pain hurts.

Movie Connections:

Referenced in Teenage Superhero Pregnancy Scare (2005)

The Agony of Love (1966) BOMB

Agony is right. When the film began I thought it was going to be a winner. Interesting camera shots, a woman who's really stacked (Pat Barrington), and some well-cast loser types to play the various clients Ms. Barrington entertains as an unfulfilled prostitute looking for love in all the wrong places.

But then the camera-work became a chore -- lingering on shots for too long, not really expressing anything other than what we've already allowed to sink in. We become aware that this dirty woman is mentally tormented very early on, and then all that begins to happen after awhile is that the director keeps indulging himself by driving that point home again and again and again. Okay, she has personal demons; we get it already -- now what? As I said earlier, Pat Barrington has a nice package, and that's about the only reason to endure everything else that drones on in between getting an eyeful of her natural gifts. It's too bad that even her nude scenes are not filmed in a more enticing manner.