Nature Camp Confidential (1961)

75 mins | Drama | 1961

Director:

Doris Wishman

Writer:

Melvin Stanley

Producer:

Doris Wishman

Cinematographer:

Raymond Pheelan

Editor:

Martin Samuels

Production Company:

Dawn Productions
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HISTORY

Registered for copyright as Nature Camp Diary; also known as Diary of a Nudist, Nudist Confidential, and Nudist Camp. ...

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Registered for copyright as Nature Camp Diary; also known as Diary of a Nudist, Nudist Confidential, and Nudist Camp.

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DETAILS
Alternate Titles:
Diary of a Nudist
Nature Camp Diary
Nudist Camp
Nudist Confidential
Premiere Information:
New York opening: 27 Dec 1961
Production Date:

Copyright Info
Claimant
Date
Copyright Number
Dawn Productions
27 December 1961
LP22793
Physical Properties:
Sound
Color
Eastman Color, print by Movielab
Duration(in mins):
75
Country:
United States
SYNOPSIS

Arthur Sherman, a smalltown Florida newspaper editor, loses his way while hunting and comes upon a nudist camp. Shocked, he determines to expose nudism. He returns to his office and assigns reporter Stacey Taylor to visit the camp, instructing her to pose as a nudist so that she may send back daily articles. She agrees to carry out the assignment on Arthur's insistence because she is secretly in love with him. Once she overcomes her initial embarrassment, however, she is greatly impressed with the friendliness and sincerity of the nudists, and her articles reflect her new outlook. Arthur protests; she challenges him to write the articles himself; and she is aghast to see him at the camp a few days later. Finally Stacey sees a newspaper with the headline "Nudist Exposé, Page 5." Furious, she confesses to the camp director her initial purpose in visiting the camp. On reading the article, however, she finds that it tells of the virtues of ...

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Arthur Sherman, a smalltown Florida newspaper editor, loses his way while hunting and comes upon a nudist camp. Shocked, he determines to expose nudism. He returns to his office and assigns reporter Stacey Taylor to visit the camp, instructing her to pose as a nudist so that she may send back daily articles. She agrees to carry out the assignment on Arthur's insistence because she is secretly in love with him. Once she overcomes her initial embarrassment, however, she is greatly impressed with the friendliness and sincerity of the nudists, and her articles reflect her new outlook. Arthur protests; she challenges him to write the articles himself; and she is aghast to see him at the camp a few days later. Finally Stacey sees a newspaper with the headline "Nudist Exposé, Page 5." Furious, she confesses to the camp director her initial purpose in visiting the camp. On reading the article, however, she finds that it tells of the virtues of nudism.

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GENRE
Genre:
Sub-genre:
Exploitation


Subject

Legend
Viewed by AFI
Partially Viewed
Offscreen Credit
Name Occurs Before Title
AFI Life Achievement Award

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