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Movie Title

The Wild, Wild World of Jayne Mansfield (1968)

120 mins | Documentary | 1968

Cast:

Jayne Mansfield, Mickey Hargitay, The Lady Birds [ More ]

Director:

Arthur Knight

Writer:

Charles Ross

Producer:

Dick Randall

Production Company:

Southeastern Pictures
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CAST
NAME
CREDITED AS
CREDIT
PRODUCTION CREDITS
NAME
PARENT COMPANY
PRODUCTION COMPANY
Southeastern Pictures
DISTRIBUTION COMPANY
Blue Ribbon Pictures
NAME
CREDITED AS
CREDIT
DIRECTOR
Arthur Knight
Dir
PRODUCERS
Dick Randall
Prod
David B. Putnam
Exec prod
Charles W. Broun Jr.
Exec prod
WRITER
Charles Ross
Scr
DETAILS
Premiere Information:
New Orleans opening: 18 Apr 1968
Production Date:

Physical Properties:
Sound
Color
Eastmancolor
Duration(in mins):
120
Country:
United States
SYNOPSIS

A presentation of scenes from the life and times of Jayne Mansfield: Jayne with muscleman husband Mickey Hargitay; a topless women's band in Hollywood; Jayne's home in Hollywood and a life-sized bust of her, nude to the waist; Jayne in Rome attending a bodybuilders contest and strolling along the Via Veneto amidst crowds of ogling men; on the Île du Levant, a famous nudist colony; in New York, Jayne at her bath as depicted by Playboy magazine; in Los Angeles, a demonstration of the art of the striptease; and finally Jayne's shocking death in an automobile ...

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A presentation of scenes from the life and times of Jayne Mansfield: Jayne with muscleman husband Mickey Hargitay; a topless women's band in Hollywood; Jayne's home in Hollywood and a life-sized bust of her, nude to the waist; Jayne in Rome attending a bodybuilders contest and strolling along the Via Veneto amidst crowds of ogling men; on the Île du Levant, a famous nudist colony; in New York, Jayne at her bath as depicted by Playboy magazine; in Los Angeles, a demonstration of the art of the striptease; and finally Jayne's shocking death in an automobile accident.

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