Models Inc. (released in UK as That Kind of Girl) is a 1952 American film noir crime film directed by Reginald Le Borg and starring Howard Duff, Coleen Gray and John Howard. The film's sets were designed by the art director Ernst Fegté.The story concerns a corrupt modeling agency which serves as a front for a call-girl service.[4]
| Models Inc. | |
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| Directed by | Reginald Le Borg |
| Screenplay by | Paul Yawitz Harry Essex[1] |
| Story by | Alyce Canfield |
| Produced by | Bernard W. Burton Hal E. Chester |
| Starring | Howard Duff Coleen Gray John Howard |
| Cinematography | Stanley Cortez[2] |
| Edited by | Bernard W. Burton |
| Music by | Herschel Burke Gilbert[3] |
Production companies | Mutual Productions Jack Dietz Productions |
| Distributed by | Universal Pictures |
Release dates |
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Running time | 73 minutes |
| Country | United States |
| Language | English |
Plot
editA young woman gets involved in a racket in which beautiful young models marry for money.[5]
Cast
edit- Howard Duff as Lennie Stone
- Coleen Gray as Rusty Faraday[6]
- John Howard as John Stafford
- Marjorie Reynolds as Peggy Howard
- Louis Jean Heydt as Cronin
- Edwin Max as Looie (as Ed Max)
- Benny Baker as Freddy
- James Seay as Det. Sgt. Mooney
- Charles Cane as Big Jim
- Sue Carlton as Ann
- Lou Lubin as Max
- Paula Hill as Millie (as Mary Hill)
- Frank Ferguson as Joe Reynolds - the Banker
Production
editModels, Inc. was filmed at Mutual Pictures and produced by Hal E. Chester. Director Reginald LeBorg reported that shooting schedules at Mutual were generally “ten to twelve days” and budgets limited to about “$175,000.”[7]
Reception
editNew York Times film critic “A. W.” dismisses Models, Inc. as “a highly ineffectual little item.” When pimp Lennie Stone (Howard Duff) acknowledges to prostitute Rusty Faraday (Coleen Gray) that “We’re no good,” the reviewer welcomes the remark as a fair assessment of the movie.[8]
See also
editNotes
edit- ^ Warren, Bill (12 January 2017). Keep Watching the Skies!: American Science Fiction Movies of the Fifties, The 21st Century Edition. McFarland. ISBN 978-1-4766-2505-8. Retrieved 25 September 2024.
- ^ Monaco, James (1991). The Encyclopedia of Film. Perigee Books. p. 131. ISBN 978-0-399-51604-7. Retrieved 25 September 2024.
- ^ McCarty, Clifford (2000). Film Composers in America: A Filmography, 1911-1970. Oxford University Press. p. 112. ISBN 978-0-19-511473-7. Retrieved 25 September 2024.
- ^ Dixon, 1992 p. 32, p. 150: Directorial Credits, And p. 32: “...proved to be one of LeBorg’s more interesting films.”
- ^ Dixon, 1992 p. 31: Plot sketch
- ^ Hannsberry, Karen Burroughs (26 October 2012). Femme Noir: Bad Girls of Film. McFarland. ISBN 978-0-7864-9159-9. Retrieved 25 September 2024.
- ^ Dixon, 1992 p. 106: See for April 8, 1988 interview with Dixon at the University of Nebraska–Lincoln.
- ^ "A.W." (May 26, 1952). "' Models, Inc.,' With Howard Duff and Coleen Gray, Opens at Palace -- 2 British Imports Shown". New York Times.
References
edit- Dixon, Wheeler Winston. 1992. The Films of Reginald LeBorg: Interviews, Essays, and Filmography. Filmmakers No. 31 The Scarecrow Press, Metuchen, New Jersey. ISBN 0-8108-2550-3
External links
edit- Film page at TCMDB
- Models Inc. at IMDb
- Review of film at New York Times