Scum of the Earth (1963)

Scum of the Earth
Directed by Herschell Gordon Lewis
Written by Herschell Gordon Lewis
1963/USA
Box Office Spectaculars
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[box] Lang: It’s time for straight talk, Kim. It’s not my fault you posed for Harmon. It’s not my fault you posed for Larry in the nude. You did it, its your problem, its pretty late to act prissy and prim. All you kids make me sick! [/box]

Herschell Gordon Lewis makes a film about porno without nudity and it’s more pervy than if it had some.

Sandy has been doing topless photo shoots with photographer Harmon for quite some time.  After she is assaulted by the evil Larry, she wants out.  Boss-man Lang will allow this only if she recruits fresh blood.  Sandy quickly rounds up prim and proper high-schooler Kim.

Harmon grooms Kim by starting with leg and swimsuit shots.  Eventually, he tempts her with hard cash for more.  She needs the money to go to college.  She finds that once she has gone topless she has sold her soul to the devil.

Lewis filmed this immediately after his gory classic Blood Feast (1963).  I left it feeling a little dirty though the nudity is carefully placed off camera.  The acting is horrendous, see clip below.

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