Hollywood Babylon (1972)

User Rating:

5.0/10   

Director:

Van Guylder

Writers:

Kenneth Anger (book)
L.K. Farbella (writer)

Genre:

Drama

Tagline:

The Down and Dirty Side of the Dream Makers

Plot:

This is like a documentary on the scandals in the Golden Age of Hollywood during the 1920's. Contains many reenactments of major scandals. |

Plot Keywords:

Scandal | Female Nudity | Lesbianism | Erotica | Lesbian Sex

Cast

Jim Gentry
Myron Griffin
Ashley Phillips
Uschi Digard	...	Partygoer / Marlene Dietrich (as Uschi Digart)
Lloyd Allen
Maria Arnold	...	Partygoer / mistress
Dave Hagle
Matt Hewitt
Al Ward
Joe Stinson
Jane Allyson	...	Partygoer / the masochist
Nora Wieternik
Suzanne Fields	...	Mildred Harris - Partygoer (as Cindy Hopkins)
Bunny Bronstein
rest of cast listed alphabetically:
Mycle Brandy	...	Partygoer (uncredited)
Sandy Carey	...	Lesbian lover (uncredited)
Tracy Handfuss	...	Partygoer / orgy girl (uncredited)
Lynn Harris	...	Serving maid / orgy girl (uncredited)
Terri Johnson	...	Partygoer (uncredited)
John Keith	...	Partygoer (uncredited)
Jane Louise	...	Partygoer / production assistant (uncredited)
Marius Mazmanian	...	Nightclub patron (uncredited)
Eve Orlon	...	Partygoer / orgy girl (uncredited)
Susan Wescott	...	Partygoer / orgy girl (uncredited)
Wendy Winders	...	The pleasurability girl (uncredited)
Holly Woodstar	...	Partygoer (uncredited)

Directed by
Van Guylder

Writing credits (in alphabetical order)
Kenneth Anger		book
L.K. Farbella		writer

Produced by
L.K. Farbella	....	producer
Roger Gentry	....	associate producer
Van Guylder	....	producer
Marvin Miller	....	executive producer

Original Music by
Allan Alper

Cinematography by
Henning Schellerup

Makeup Department
Dennis Marsh	....	makeup artist
Kay Schellerup	....	assistant makeup artist
Ron West	....	assistant hair stylist
Tino Zacchia	....	hair stylist

Production Management
Michael Adell	....	production supervisor

Second Unit Director or Assistant Director
Marland Proctor	....	assistant director

Camera and Electrical Department
Paul Hipp	....	camera operator
Ray Icely	....	best boy
Ron Johnson	....	gaffer
John King	....	key grip
Glenn Schellerup	....	assistant camera

Costume and Wardrobe Department
Kay Schellerup	....	wardrobe

Other crew
Bud Costello	....	assistant to producer (as Budd Costello)
Maria Lease	....	continuity
Terry Levene	....	presenter
Jack Zabarnick	....	production assistant

Production Companies

• Institute for Adult Education

Distributors

• Aquarius Releasing (1972) (USA) (theatrical)
• Marden Films (1977) (Canada) (theatrical)
• Ariel Video (1987) (USA) (VHS)
• Alpha-Omega Publications (1994) (USA) (VHS)
• Neon Video (video)
• Something Weird Video (SWV) (1996) (USA) (VHS)

Runtime:

USA:87 min | 82 min (DVD-R edition)

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Color:

Color

Sound Mix:

Mono

Certification:

USA:X (self applied)

Company:

Institute for Adult Education

Movie Connections:

Followed by Hollywood Babylon II (1992) (V)

Supersleazy companion piece to Anger's book

This is pure exploitation (in the best sense). You take some scenes from classic public domain films (Keaton etc.) mixed it with historical WWI footage and then you spice it up with some wild softcore re-enactments of the scandals from Kenneth Anger's "Hollywood Babylon" book and, BANG!, you've got a hit! Oliver Stone, eat your heart out! Boobqueen Uschi ("Supervixens", "Scavengers", "Touch Of Sweden" etc.) Digart's portrait of a lesbian Marlene Dietrich is a blast. More informative (and funnier) than Discovery History Channel! The slick but stale flicks of the PC 90's can't hold a candle to the wonderful world of 70's exploitation cinema. So get your psychotronic kicks, daddy-o!