1952 film by Reginald Le Borg
Models Inc. That Kind of Girl film noir crime film directed by Reginald Le Borg and starring Howard Duff , Coleen Gray and John Howard . The film's sets were designed by the art director Ernst Fegté .The story concerns a corrupt modeling agency which serves as a front for a call-girl service.[ 4]
Plot
A young woman gets involved in a racket in which beautiful young models marry for money.[ 5]
Cast
Production
Models, Inc . was filmed at Mutual Pictures and produced by Hal E. Chester . Director Reginald LeBorg reported that shooting schedules at Mutual were generally “ten to twelve days” and budgets limited to about “$175,000.”[ 7]
Reception
New York Times Models, Inc . as “a highly ineffectual little item.” When pimp Lennie Stone (Howard Duff) acknowledges to prostitute Rusty Faraday (Coleen Gray) that “We’re no good,” the reviewer welcomes the remark as a fair assessment of the movie.[ 8]
See also
Notes
^ Warren, Bill (12 January 2017). Keep Watching the Skies!: American Science Fiction Movies of the Fifties, The 21st Century Edition ISBN 978-1-4766-2505-8 . Retrieved 25 September 2024 . ^ Monaco, James (1991). The Encyclopedia of Film Perigee Books . p. 131. ISBN 978-0-399-51604-7 . Retrieved 25 September 2024 . ^ McCarty, Clifford (2000). Film Composers in America: A Filmography, 1911-1970 Oxford University Press . p. 112. ISBN 978-0-19-511473-7 . Retrieved 25 September 2024 . ^ Dixon, 1992 p. 32, p. 150: Directorial Credits, And p. 32: “...proved to be one of LeBorg’s more interesting films.”
^ Dixon, 1992 p. 31: Plot sketch
^ Hannsberry, Karen Burroughs (26 October 2012). Femme Noir: Bad Girls of Film ISBN 978-0-7864-9159-9 . Retrieved 25 September 2024 . ^ Dixon, 1992 p. 106: See for April 8, 1988 interview with Dixon at the University of Nebraska–Lincoln .
^ A.W. (May 26, 1952). " . New York Times .
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