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Stanley A. Long
Stanley A. Long (26 November 1933 – 10 September 2012) was an English exploitation cinema and sexploitation filmmaker. He was also a driving force behind the VistaScreen Stereoscopy, stereoscopic (3D) photographic company. He was a writer, cinematographer, editor, and eventually, producer/director of low-budget exploitation movies. Career Long began his career as a photographer with the RAF, and helped found the stereoscopic souvenir/collectible outfit VistaScreen with the Spring Brothers in 1956. Selling out to Weetabix in 1961, Long considered other outlets for his talents. He produced striptease shorts or "glamour home movies", as they were sometimes known, for the 8 mm market, under the banner of Stag Film Productions. Beginning in the late fifties, Long's feature film career would span the entire history of the British sex film, and as such exemplifies its differing trends and attitudes. Long was the cameraman on several British horror movies of the 1960s, in ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
London
London is the Capital city, capital and List of urban areas in the United Kingdom, largest city of both England and the United Kingdom, with a population of in . London metropolitan area, Its wider metropolitan area is the largest in Western Europe, with a population of 14.9 million. London stands on the River Thames in southeast England, at the head of a tidal estuary down to the North Sea, and has been a major settlement for nearly 2,000 years. Its ancient core and financial centre, the City of London, was founded by the Roman Empire, Romans as Londinium and has retained its medieval boundaries. The City of Westminster, to the west of the City of London, has been the centuries-long host of Government of the United Kingdom, the national government and Parliament of the United Kingdom, parliament. London grew rapidly 19th-century London, in the 19th century, becoming the world's List of largest cities throughout history, largest city at the time. Since the 19th cen ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Hobgoblin
A hobgoblin is a household spirit, appearing in English folklore, once considered helpful, but which since the spread of Christianity has often been considered mischievous. Shakespeare identifies the character of Puck in his '' A Midsummer Night's Dream'' as a hobgoblin. Etymology The term "hobgoblin" comes from " hob". The earliest known use of the word can be traced to about 1530, although it was likely in use for some time prior to that. Folklore Hobgoblins seem to be small, hairy little men who, like their close relatives the brownies, are often found within human dwellings, doing odd jobs around the house while the family is asleep. Such chores are typically small tasks like dusting and ironing. Often, the only compensation necessary in return for these is food. While brownies are more peaceful creatures, hobgoblins are more fond of practical jokes. They also seem to be able to shapeshift, as seen in one of Puck's monologues in '' A Midsummer Night's Dream''. Robin Goo ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Adventures Of A Plumber's Mate
''Adventures of a Plumber's Mate'' is a 1978 British sex comedy film directed by Stanley Long and starring Christopher Neil as Sid South. It was written by Stephen D. Frances and Aubrey Cash. Following '' Adventures of a Taxi Driver'' (1976) and '' Adventures of a Private Eye'' (1977), it was the final film of the series. Cast * Christopher Neil as Sid South * Arthur Mullard as Blackie * Stephen Lewis as Crapper * Anna Quayle as Loretta Proudfoot * Willie Rushton as Dodger * Nina West as Sally * Prudence Drage as Janice * Suzy Mandel as first tennis girl * Christopher Biggins as Robin * Elaine Paige as Susie (credited as Daisy) * Leon Greene as Biggs * Peter Cleall as Carson * Richard Caldicot as Wallings * Jonathan Adams as rent collector * Claire Davenport as Belinda * Jerold Wells as Stropper * Derek Martin as motorcycle dealer Although Stephen Lewis's character is given the name Crapper, he is in fact recreating his TV role in '' On The Buses'' as Inspector Bla ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Adventures Of A Private Eye
''Adventures of a Private Eye'' is a 1977 British sex comedy film directed by Stanley Long and starring Christopher Neil, Suzy Kendall, Harry H. Corbett and Liz Fraser. It followed '' Adventures of a Taxi Driver'' (1976), and was followed by '' Adventures of a Plumber's Mate'' (1978). Cast * Christopher Neil as Bob West * Suzy Kendall as Laura Sutton * Harry H. Corbett as Sydney * Diana Dors as Mrs. Horne * Liz Fraser as Violet * Adrienne Posta as Lisa Moroni * Jon Pertwee as Judd Blake * Irene Handl as Miss Friggin * Anna Quayle as Medea * Ian Lavender as Derek * Willie Rushton as Wilfred * Fred Emney as Sir Basil * Julian Orchard as police cyclist * Robin Stewart as Scott * Veronica Doran as Maud * Angela Scoular as Jane Hogg * Jonathan Adams as Inspector Hogg * Richard Caldicot as Craddock * Hilary Pritchard as Sally * Nicholas Young as Legs Luigi * Linda Regan as Clarissa * Leon Greene as Rosco * Shaw Taylor as himself Critical reception ''Monthly ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Adventures Of A Taxi Driver
''Adventures of a Taxi Driver'' is a 1976 British sex comedy film directed by Stanley Long and starring Barry Evans, Judy Geeson and Adrienne Posta. There are two sequels, ''Adventures of a Private Eye'' (1977) and ''Adventures of a Plumber's Mate'' (1978). Cast * Barry Evans as Joe North * Judy Geeson as Nikki * Adrienne Posta as Carol * Diana Dors as Mrs. North * Liz Fraser as Maisie * Ian Lavender as Ronald * Robert Lindsay as Tom * Jane Hayden as Linda * Stephen Lewis as Doorman * Henry McGee as Inspector Rogers * Angela Scoular as Marion * Brian Wilde as Harold * Anna Bergman as Helga * Prudence Drage as Mrs De Vere Barker Production Long worked on the script with Suzanne Mercer. Long financed the film entirely himself and shot it on 16mm. It was one of a number of British sex comedies featuring Diana Dors. The theme song "Cruisin' Casanova" was performed by Adrienne Posta. Reception Box office The movie was a huge box office success. It was the 19th most ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Sex Comedy
Sexual comedy (also known as, sex comedy and erotic comedy) is a genre in which comedy is motivated by sexual situations and love affairs. Although "sexual comedy" is primarily a description of dramatic forms such as theatre and film, literary works such as those of Ovid and Giovanni Boccaccio may be considered sexual comedies. Sexual comedy was popular in 17th century English Restoration theatre. From 1953 to 1965, Hollywood released a number of sexual comedies, some featuring stars such as Doris Day, Jack Lemmon and Marilyn Monroe. The United Kingdom released a spate of sexual comedies in the 1970s, notably the ''Carry On'' series. Hollywood released ''Animal House'' in 1978, which was followed by a long line of teen sexual comedies in the early 1980s, e.g. '' Porky's'', '' Bachelor Party'' and '' Risky Business.'' Other countries with a significant sexual comedy film production include Argentina, ('' comedia picaresca''), Brazil ( pornochanchada), Italy () and Mexico ( sexico ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
On The Game
''On the Game'' is a 1974 British comedy drama film directed by Stanley Long and starring Charles Gray. It was written by Suzanne Mercer, who spent two years researching it. The film is a dramatised comedy documentary about prostitution through the ages. 23 minutes of hardcore footage, shot for the film was discovered in 2024. Cast * Charles Gray as narrator * Lloyd Lamble as Gladstone *Gloria Walker as Jenny * Olive McFarland as Mrs. Dubery * Carmen Silvera as Mrs. Berkley *Paddy Ryan as Accomplice * David Brierly as Prince of Wales * Fiona Victory as Giulia Barucci * Heather Chasen as Madame * Peter Duncan as Francois * Louise Pajo as Shirley * Jeremy Nicholas as Policeman * Flanagan as Lil *Nicola Austin as Messalina *Val Penny as Prostitute *Lucienne Camille as Therapist Production Mercer said, "Had I lived in 16th century Italy, or in the 1860's in France I probably would have been a courtesan ... I don’t think ''On the Game'' is anti-feminist ... In my view, ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Naughty!
''Naughty'', also known as ''Naughty! A Report on Pornography and Erotica'', is a 1971 British dramatised documentary film directed by Stanley Long and written by Suzanne Mercer. Long said although the movie was sold as a sex film it was "a fairly serious film" which "had some purpose". Mercer called it "a serious sociological look at pornography and erotica." It mixes interviews with archived footage and re-enactments, and was screened at the Wet Dream Film Festival in Amsterdam in 1971. The same team later made a similar movie, ''On the Game'' (1974). Cast *Chris Lethbridge-Baker as Horace *Lee Donald as Papa *Brenda Peters as Mama *Jane Cardew as Papa's mistress *Nina Francis as daughter *Shane Raggett as son *Lois Penson as maiden aunt * Olive McFarland as Mary Wilson * Heather Chasen as Victorian madame * Al Goldstein as himself * Richard Neville as himself *Germaine Greer as herself Reception ''Monthly Film Bulletin'' said "Publicised as a 'report on pornography and erot ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The Wife Swappers
''The Wife Swappers'' is a 1970 British drama documentary film by sexploitation director Derek Ford and starring James Donnelly, Larry Taylor, Valerie St. John and Denys Hawthorne. It was written by Ford, Barry Jacobs and Stanley Long, and produced by Long. It was released in the US as ''The Swappers''. Cast *James Donnelly as Paul *Larry Taylor as Leonard *Valerie St. John as Ellen * Denys Hawthorne as Cliff *Bunty Garland as Sheila *Sandra Satchwith as Carol *Fiona Fraser as Marion *Joan Hayward as Jean Response Box office The film was a huge commercial success relative to its budget. Critical ''Monthly Film Bulletin The ''Monthly Film Bulletin'' was a periodical of the British Film Institute published monthly from February 1934 until April 1991, when it merged with '' Sight & Sound''. It reviewed all films on release in the United Kingdom, including those wi ...'' said "Dramatised documentary inquiry into wife swapping, on the lines of previous voyeuristic exp ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Nudist Memories
''Nudist Memories'' is a 1961 British naturist short film directed by Arnold Louis Miller and starring Anna Karen. It was inspired by the success of '' Nudist Paradise'' (1959) and was a success at the box office.Sheridan, Simon (2011). ''Keeping the British End Up: Four Decades of Saucy Cinema'', Titan Books pp. 38–39. Cast * Jill Gascoine as narrator * Anna Karen Reception ''Kine Weekly'' wrote: "Here we have an innocuous Eastman Color featurette giving an unadorned account of four young women's experiences at a nudist camp. It calls for little acting ability, the commentary lacks literary merit, and its "shots" showing the girls playing, swimming and tete-a-tete in the 'altogether' fail to excite for the simple reason that the feminine form has remained unchanged since the Garden of Eden. There is, however, no limit to male curiosity and gullibility, and the film's titillating title and' obvious exploitation angles guarantee it some commercial success. Gimmick offeri ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Institution Of Engineering And Technology
The Institution of Engineering and Technology (IET) is a multidisciplinary professional engineering institution. The IET was formed in 2006 from two separate institutions: the Institution of Electrical Engineers (IEE), dating back to 1871,Engineering Council UKECUK Institution Details Accessed on 30 August 2016 and the Institute of Incorporated Engineers (IIE), dating back to 1884. Its worldwide membership is currently in excess of 156,000 in 148 countries. The IET's main offices are in Savoy Place in London, England, and at Futures Place in Stevenage, England. In the United Kingdom, the IET has the authority to establish professional registration for the titles of Chartered Engineer, Incorporated Engineer, Engineering Technician, and ICT Technician, as a licensed member institution of the Engineering Council. The IET is registered as a charity in England, Wales and Scotland. Formation Discussions started in 2004 between the IEE and the IIE about merging to form a new institu ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
