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Common Law Cabin ''Common Law Cabin'' (original title ''How Much Loving Does a Normal Couple Need?'') is a 1967 exploitation film directed by Russ Meyer. The movie features Alaina Capri and Meyer regulars Babette Bardot and Jack Moran. Plot Dewey Hoople (Jack ...

'' and '' Good Morning and... Goodbye!''

Early life and career

Capri grew up in

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, and was named ''Miss Muscle Beach'' in 1956. At age 16, she was photographed by

after he saw her in the newspaper. Capri studied acting at

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and later became part of a female pop trio, the Loved Ones, under the direction of

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. She appeared in an uncredited walk-on part in the 1957

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film, ''

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''.

Career with Russ Meyer

Prior to the Loved Ones leaving for an engagement in Japan, Berliner saw an ad seeking "buxom girls to put in a movie" and sent her picture to Meyer. Capri's first role with Meyer was ''Common Law Cabin'' (1967). Capri's second and last film was ''Good Morning... and Goodbye!'' (1967). According to biographer Jimmy McDonough, Capri felt betrayed by Meyer after a scene she was told "alluded to nudity" showed more of her body than Capri was comfortable with. She told McDonough, "I was really upset. I never really talked to anybody on the set again."

Life after Russ Meyer

Capri left show business after ''Good Morning... and Goodbye!'' to become a school teacher. She was terrified that someone would find out about her film career, and Meyer protected her anonymity. Capri was in attendance at Meyer's funeral in 2004.

Filmography

References

External links

* {{DEFAULTSORT:Capri, Alaina American film actresses Living people Actresses from California UCLA Film School alumni 20th-century American actresses Year of birth missing (living people) 21st-century American women