This Naked Age (1932)
"This Nude World" is a groundbreaking 1932 "documentary" celebrating the age-old tradition of playing volleyball in you socks... and nothing else. The film purports to pose probing questions about the morality of nudist colonies o cover its actual aim of getting naked people on screen... primarily in long shots. A highlight of the film is the peeks at the phenomena in Germany, France (including Lido de Paris) and the United States along with wonderful pre-WWII footage of the cities visited A real hoot. It passed the National Board of Review in 1932.
Director: Michael Mindlin
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Leo Donnelly as Narrator (voice) |
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Adolf Koch as Self |
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André Durville as Self |
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Gaston Durville as Self |
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Ilka Dieball as Self |
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Marcel Kienné de Mongeot as Self |
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Vincent Burke as Self |
| Directing | Michael Mindlin | Director |
| Writing | Jan Gay | Writer |
| Production | Michael Mindlin | Producer |
| Editing | Max Rothstein | Editor |
| Camera | A.O. Weitzenberg | Director of Photography |
| Camera | William O. Steiner | Director of Photography |
| Camera | Andre D'Melier | Director of Photography |
| Camera | George O'Messerly | Director of Photography |
| Sound | Irvin Talbot | Music Arranger |