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HOLLYWOOD BABYLON

The Down and Dirty Side of the Dream Makers

1972 · 1h 27m · X · Drama · IMDB TMDB

A faux cautionary documentary that portrays several notorious celebrity sex scandals from the golden age of Hollywood through film clips and often humorous softcore reenactments.

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Details & Specs
Release
1972
Runtime
1h 27m
Country
United States of America
Language
English
Genres
Drama

Synopsis

A faux cautionary documentary based on Kenneth Anger's book Hollywood Babylon that portrays several notorious celebrity sex scandals from the golden age of Hollywood through film clips and often humorous softcore reenactments. Like the book, the movie covers both real and rumored scandals. The movie consists of sexploitational vignettes narrated by the semi-serious narrator. Some of the real life people portrayed in the movie are not named directly but its heavily implied who they're suppose to be. The movie focuses on Olive Thomas, Wallace "Wally" Reid, Roscoe "Fatty" Arbuckle, Marion Davies and the Thomas H. Ince incident, Charlie Chaplin and Lita Grey, Rudolph Valentino, Marlene Dietrich's bisexuality, Erich von Stroheim, and Clara Bow.

Themes & Keywords

Female Nudity Independent Film Nudity Murder Lesbian Sex Softcore Male Rear Nudity Lesbianism Cheating Wife Bondage Female Female Kiss Adultery Orgy Whipping Public Nudity Suicide