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C. Davis Smith
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C. Davis Smith

1930 – 2017 · Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA · Active 1964–2025

"Somebody asked me to write a book about my experiences. I was gonna title it: "Twenty Years in the Porn Business, and I Never Got Laid." Sadly it's a true story!" Exploitation movie jack-of-all-trades Charles Davis Smith was born on June 18, 1930, in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. Following a tour of duty in the US Air Force, Smith began his cinematic career in the industrial film business in the 1950s. He went on to shoot, edit, direct, write, and even act in numerous low-budget softcore sexploitation features made throughout the 1960s. After a stint working in mainstream television, Smith re...

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The Girl from S.I.N.

The Girl from S.I.N.

1966 ★ 4.2
as Professor Drake

Secret agent Poontang Plenty, who works to defeat evil while trying to crack the secret of invisibility.

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Filmography

72 credits
2010s 1 credit
1970s 3 credits
1973
Movie ★ 7.3
1972
Rosebud as (as Charles Lamont)
Movie ★ 6.3
1971
Movie ★ 5.3
1960s 3 credits
1967
File X for Sex: The Story of the Perverted as Male Voyeur / Blindfolded Man
Movie ★ 3.7
1966
The Girl from S.I.N. as Professor Drake
Movie ★ 4.3
1965
The Sexploiters as Cameraman
Movie ★ 4.6
Crew Credits
2020s 1 credit
2025
Movie
2000s 1 credit
2007
Each Time I Kill Director of Photography
Movie ★ 6.0
1980s 8 credits
1989
Movie ★ 4.5
1987
Babes in Joyland Director of Photography
Movie ★ 8.0
1983
A Night to Dismember Director of Photography
Movie ★ 4.9
1982
The Erotic Adventures of Lolita Director of Photography
Movie ★ 6.1
1981
Neon Nights Director of Photography
Movie ★ 6.3
1981
Movie ★ 6.3
1981
Movie
1981
Neon Nights Director of Photography
Movie
1970s 21 credits
1977
Movie ★ 5.0
1977
Unwilling Lovers Director of Photography
Movie ★ 5.0
1977
Unwilling Lovers Camera Operator
Movie ★ 5.0
1976
The Farmer's Daughters Director of Photography
Movie ★ 5.7
1976
Come with Me My Love Director of Photography
Movie ★ 6.4
1976
White Fire Director of Photography
Movie ★ 5.5
1976
Movie ★ 6.4
1975
Movie ★ 8.0
1975
Satan Was a Lady Director of Photography
Movie ★ 4.8
1975
Movie ★ 6.0
1975
The Immoral Three Director of Photography
Movie ★ 5.1
1975
Big Abner Director of Photography
Movie ★ 6.0
1974
Certified Mail Cinematography
Movie ★ 5.5
1974
Certified Mail Lighting Technician
Movie ★ 5.5
1974
Badge '69' Director of Photography
Movie ★ 8.0
1974
Badge '69' Lighting Technician
Movie ★ 8.0
1974
Deadly Weapons Cinematography
Movie ★ 3.9
1974
Double Agent 73 Cinematography
Movie ★ 3.7
1972
Keyholes Are for Peeping Director of Photography
Movie ★ 3.7
1971
The Amazing Transplant Director of Photography
Movie ★ 4.3
1970
Movie ★ 4.8
1960s 34 credits
1969
Movie ★ 3.7
1969
Graffiti Director
Movie ★ 5.5
1969
Graffiti Director of Photography
Movie ★ 5.5
1969
Graffiti Editor
Movie ★ 5.5
1968
Indecent Desires Director of Photography
Movie ★ 5.1
1968
Too Much Too Often! Director of Photography
Movie ★ 5.0
1967
Movie ★ 4.0
1967
A Taste of Flesh Director of Photography
Movie ★ 4.0
1967
Movie
1967
Movie
1967
To Turn a Trick Additional Photography
Movie
1966
My Brother's Wife Director of Photography
Movie ★ 4.5
1966
All My Men Director
Movie ★ 3.7
1966
Movie ★ 3.7
1966
All My Men Cinematography
Movie ★ 3.7
1966
All My Men Camera Operator
Movie ★ 3.7
1966
Banned Cinematography
Movie ★ 8.0
1966
Banned Editor
Movie ★ 8.0
1966
Hot Nights on the Campus Director of Photography
Movie ★ 3.7
1966
Movie ★ 3.7
1966
The Girl from S.I.N. Director of Photography
Movie ★ 4.3
1966
Movie ★ 4.3
1966
Movie ★ 4.3
1965
Movie ★ 3.9
1965
The Sexploiters Additional Photography
Movie ★ 4.6
1965
Lust and the Flesh Associate Producer
Movie ★ 3.0
1965
Lust and the Flesh Director of Photography
Movie ★ 3.0
1965
Movie ★ 3.0
1965
Bad Girls Go to Hell Director of Photography
Movie ★ 4.9
1965
The Sex Perils of Paulette Director of Photography
Movie ★ 3.9
1964
Crazy Wild and Crazy Director of Photography
Movie ★ 4.0
1964
Movie ★ 4.0