Nudist Paradise
Nudist Paradise is a 1958 British film. It was also known as Nature's Paradise in the United States.
| Nudist Paradise | |
|---|---|
 1963 American newspaper advertisement using the title Nature's Paradise | |
| Directed by | Charles Saunders |
| Produced by | Nat Miller Frank Bevis |
| Written by | Leslie Bell Denise Kaye |
| Music by | Maurice Pelling |
| Cinematography | Henry Hall |
| Edited by | Helen Wiggins |
Production company | Orb International |
| Distributed by | Orb |
Release date | February 1959 |
Running time | 72 mins |
| Country | United Kingdom |
| Language | English |
| Budget | £15,000[1] |
It was the first British nudist movie.
Plot
Mike Malone (Carl Conway) is in love with a secretary called Joan (Anita Love) who is a nudist.
Production
Nat Miller shot part of the film during the Naturist World Congress, at the Duke of Bedford's stately home, Woburn Abbey. [2] Other parts were filmed on location at Britain's then leading naturist club, Spielplatz in St Albans, whose owners Charles and Dorothy Macaskie, make cameo appearances.[1] Their daughters Iseult and Cosette take part in the film's Miss Venus contest.
Reception
The film was a large success at the box office. The film grossed £19,000 from its British release alone and was the, most profitable film Nat Miller ever made.[3] It inspired a number of similar films set in nudist camps.[1]
It is the film Sid James and Joan Sims go to see at their local cinema at the beginning of Carry on Camping (1968).
References
- Simon Sheridan, Keeping the British End Up: Four Decades of Saucy Cinema, Titan Books 2011 p. 37-38
- McGillivray, David. Doing Rude things: The History of the British Sex Film. Wolfbait Books. p. 35. ISBN 9781999744151.
- McGillivray, David (2017). Doing Rude things: The History of the British Sex Film. Wolfbait Books. p. 35. ISBN 9781999744151.