Models Inc. (film)
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| Directed by | Reginald Le Borg |
| Screenplay by | Paul Yawitz Harry Essex |
| Story by | Alyce Canfield |
| Produced by | Bernard W. Burton Hal E. Chester |
| Starring | Howard Duff Coleen Gray John Howard |
| Cinematography | Stanley Cortez |
| Edited by | Bernard W. Burton |
| Music by | Herschel Burke Gilbert |
Production companies | Mutual Productions Jack Dietz Productions |
| Distributed by | Universal Pictures |
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Running time | 73 minutes |
| Country | United States |
| Language | English |
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.[1]
Plot
[edit]A young woman gets involved in a racket in which beautiful young models marry for money.[2]
Cast
[edit]- Howard Duff as Lennie Stone
- Coleen Gray as Rusty Faraday
- 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
[edit]Models, 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.”[3]
Reception
[edit]New 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.[4]
Notes
[edit]- ^ 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
- ^ 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
See also
[edit]External links
[edit]- Film page at TCMDB
- Models Inc. at IMDb
- Review of film at New York Times