Secrets of a Windmill Girl
| Secrets of a Windmill Girl | |
|---|---|
.jpg) British quad poster | |
| Directed by | Arnold L Miller |
| Produced by |
Arnold L Miller Stanley A. Long executive Michael Klinger Tony Tenser |
| Written by | Arnold L Miller |
| Starring |
Pauline Collins April Wilding Renée Houston Derek Bond Harry Fowler Peter Gordeno |
| Music by | Malcolm Lockyer |
| Cinematography | Stanley A. Long |
Production company |
Searchlight |
| Distributed by | Compton |
Release dates | 1966 |
| Country | UK |
| Language | English |
Secrets of a Windmill Girl is a 1966 British exploitation film which recounts the road to ruin of a young woman (Pauline Collins) who becomes involved with the striptease scene after becoming a dancer at the Windmill Theatre in London.[1][2][3] The film features fan dances by former Windmill Theatre Company performers.[4] It was originally released in Britain as part of a double bill with Naked as Nature Intended. [5]
Cast
- Pauline Collins as Pat Lord
- April Wilding as Linda Grey
- Renée Houston as Molly - Dresser
- Derek Bond as Inspector Thomas
- Harry Fowler as Harry
- Howard Marion-Crawford as Richard - Producer
- Peter Gordeno as Peter
- Peter Swanwick as Len Mason
- Martin Jarvis as Mike, Windmill Stage Manager
Critical reception
TV Guide wrote, "the premise of this film is compelling, but the treatment is empty-headed" ;[6] and The Spinning Image asked, "and those hoping for titillation? As with so much of the sexually-themed cinema of this (British) nation, they were offered it with a moralistic angle, as if telling the audience off for their prurience." [7]
References
- ↑ John Hamilton, Beasts in the Cellar: The Exploitation Film Career of Tony Tenser, Fab Press, 2005 p 82-83
- ↑ Simon Sheridan, Keeping the British End Up: Four Decades of Saucy Cinema, Titan Books 2011 p 53-54
- ↑ "Secrets of a Windmill Girl". BFI.
- ↑ "The Windmill Theatre, Great Windmill Street, London.". arthurlloyd.co.uk.
- ↑ "Naked - As Nature Intended/Secrets of a Windmill Girl - Buy online: Cult". radiotimesdvds.co.uk.
- ↑ "Secrets Of A Windmill Girl". TVGuide.com.
- ↑ http://www.thespinningimage.co.uk/cultfilms/displaycultfilm.asp?reviewid=6700
External links
- Secrets of a Windmill Girl at the Internet Movie Database
- screen caps of Pauline Collins and April Wilding(from the Upstairs Downstairs webpage "Before Updown" section)