The Naked Truth (1957)
Directed by Mario Zampi
Genres - Comedy, Crime |
Sub-Genres - Black Comedy, Satire |
Release Date - Jun 30, 1958 (USA) |
Run Time - 92 min. |
Countries - United Kingdom |
MPAA Rating - NR
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Synopsis by Hal Erickson
Released in the U.S. as Your Past Is Showing, the British The Naked Truth is a wickedly funny satire of the tabloid-press industry. Dennis Price plays a scandal-sheet publisher named Nigel Dennis who lives high on the hog by blackmailing his wealthy targets. Several of Dennis' victims, including peer Lord Mayley (Terry-Thomas) and model Melissa Right (Shirley Eaton), plot to kill the extortion-grabbing publisher, to no avail. During a wild ride in a malfunctioning blimp, Dennis manages to accomplish by accident what his enemies have tried to do to him on purpose. Though second-billed, the real star of The Naked Truth is Peter Sellers as a smarmily "sincere" TV personality.
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publisher, tabloid, extortion, greed, blackmail, assassination, blimp