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	'''''Bell, Bare and Beautiful''''' was a late-era "[[nudie-cutie]]" film directed by Herschell Gordon Lewis and starring [[Virginia Bell]]. Lewis' last effort in the sexploitation genre, his breakthrough film ''Blood Feast'' (1963), the first splatter-film, was being written and planned during the shooting of ''Bell, Bare and Beautiful''. The film is also significant as the only starring feature role of Cincinnati stripper Virginia Bell.<ref name="Joe-Bob">Briggs (2000).</ref>		'''''Bell, Bare and Beautiful''''' was a late-era "[[nudie-cutie]]" film directed by Herschell Gordon Lewis and starring [[Virginia Bell]]. Lewis' last effort in the sexploitation genre, his breakthrough film ''Blood Feast'' (1963), the first splatter-film, was being written and planned during the shooting of ''Bell, Bare and Beautiful''. The film is also significant as the only starring feature role of Cincinnati stripper Virginia Bell.<ref name="Joe-Bob">Briggs (2000).</ref>
	==Plot synopsis==		==Plot synopsis==
	Rick Bradshaw, a millionaire, visits his psychiatrist and tells him that he has a recurring dream of a beautiful, busty woman. The psychiatrist recommends having an artist sketch the woman and printing it in national newspapers. Rick receives many responses ~~until~~ the dream woman's photo is finally found. The photo ~~was~~ submitted by the manager of Gina Adair, a Miami stripper. Rick goes to Miami and visits Gina's favorite nudist colony hoping to meet her there, but fails. He next ~~goes to her~~ strip ~~show, but her~~ manager prevents ~~him~~ from meeting Gina, who is working off a large debt owed to him by her father. Later Rick meets Gina at the nudist colony and pays off the debt. The manager sends a henchman to recover the loan note, but Rick instead turns him over to the police. Rick and Gina leave to discuss wedding plans.<ref name="credits"/>		Rick Bradshaw, a millionaire, visits his psychiatrist and tells him that he has a recurring dream of a beautiful, busty woman. The psychiatrist recommends having an artist sketch the woman and printing the sketch in national newspapers. Rick receives many responses before the dream woman's photo is finally found. The photo is found to have been submitted by the manager of Gina Adair, a Miami stripper. Rick goes to Miami and visits Gina's favorite nudist colony hoping to meet her there, but fails. He next attends one of Gina's strip shows. The manager prevents Rick from meeting Gina, who is working off a large debt owed to him by her father. Later Rick meets Gina at the nudist colony and pays off the debt. The manager sends a henchman to recover the loan note, but Rick instead turns him over to the police. Rick and Gina leave to discuss wedding plans.<ref name="credits"/>

	==Cast==		==Cast==
	* [[Virginia Bell]]: Gina Adair<ref name="credits"/>		* [[Virginia Bell]]: Gina Adair<ref name="credits"/>

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	'''''Bell, Bare and Beautiful''''' was a late-era "[[nudie-cutie]]" film directed by Herschell Gordon Lewis and starring [[Virginia Bell]]. Lewis' last effort in the sexploitation genre, his breakthrough film ''Blood Feast'' (1963), the first splatter-film, was being written and planned during the shooting of ''Bell, Bare and Beautiful''. The film is also significant as the only starring feature role of Cincinnati stripper Virginia Bell.<ref name="Joe-Bob">Briggs (2000).</ref>		'''''Bell, Bare and Beautiful''''' was a late-era "[[nudie-cutie]]" film directed by Herschell Gordon Lewis and starring [[Virginia Bell]]. Lewis' last effort in the sexploitation genre, his breakthrough film ''Blood Feast'' (1963), the first splatter-film, was being written and planned during the shooting of ''Bell, Bare and Beautiful''. The film is also significant as the only starring feature role of Cincinnati stripper Virginia Bell.<ref name="Joe-Bob">Briggs (2000).</ref>
			==Plot synopsis==
			Rick Bradshaw, a millionaire, visits his psychiatrist and tells him that he has a recurring dream of a beautiful, busty woman. The psychiatrist recommends having an artist sketch the woman and printing it in national newspapers. Rick receives many responses until the dream woman's photo is finally found. The photo was submitted by the manager of Gina Adair, a Miami stripper. Rick goes to Miami and visits Gina's favorite nudist colony hoping to meet her there, but fails. He next goes to her strip show, but her manager prevents him from meeting Gina, who is working off a large debt owed to him by her father. Later Rick meets Gina at the nudist colony and pays off the debt. The manager sends a henchman to recover the loan note, but Rick instead turns him over to the police. Rick and Gina leave to discuss wedding plans.<ref name="credits"/>
	==Cast==		==Cast==
	* [[Virginia Bell]]: Gina<ref name="credits"/>		* [[Virginia Bell]]: Gina Adair<ref name="credits"/>
	* Thomas Sweetwood: Rick		* Thomas Sweetwood: Rick Bradshaw
	* Joy Hodges: Betty		* Joy Hodges: Betty
	* Sunny Dare: Elsa		* Sunny Dare: Elsa

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	* Curry, Christopher. ''A Taste Of Blood: The Films of Herschell Gordon Lewis''. London: Creation Books, 1999. ISBN 1-8715-9291-7.		* Curry, Christopher. ''A Taste Of Blood: The Films of Herschell Gordon Lewis''. London: Creation Books, 1999. ISBN 1-8715-9291-7.
	*{{cite web \|url=http://www.allmovie.com/cg/avg.dll?p=avg&sql=1:137010\|title=Bell, Bare and Beautiful: Overview\|first=Robert\|last=Firsching\|accessdate=September 2, 2008\|publisher=[http://www.allmovie.com/ All Movie Guide]\|language=English}}		*{{cite web \|url=http://www.allmovie.com/cg/avg.dll?p=avg&sql=1:137010\|title=Bell, Bare and Beautiful: Overview\|first=Robert\|last=Firsching\|accessdate=September 2, 2008\|publisher=[http://www.allmovie.com/ All Movie Guide]\|language=English}}
	* {{cite book \|last=Krafsur\|first=Richard P.\|title=The American Film Institute Catalog of Motion Pictures; Feature Films 1961-70\|year=1976\|publisher=R.R. Bowker Company\|location=New York & London\|isbn=0-8352-0440-5\|chapter=Bell, Bare and Beautiful\|~~page~~=p.77}}		* {{cite book \|last=Krafsur\|first=Richard P.\|title=The American Film Institute Catalog of Motion Pictures; Feature Films 1961-70\|year=1976\|publisher=R.R. Bowker Company\|location=New York & London\|isbn=0-8352-0440-5\|chapter=Bell, Bare and Beautiful\|pages=p. 77}}
	* {{cite web \|url=http://www.tcm.com/tcmdb/title.jsp?stid=558078&category=Overview\|title=Overview for Bell, Bare and Beautiful (1963)\|accessdate=September 4, 2008\|publisher=[http://www.tcm.com/tcmdb/index.jsp Turner Classic Movies]\|language=English}}		* {{cite web \|url=http://www.tcm.com/tcmdb/title.jsp?stid=558078&category=Overview\|title=Overview for Bell, Bare and Beautiful (1963)\|accessdate=September 4, 2008\|publisher=[http://www.tcm.com/tcmdb/index.jsp Turner Classic Movies]\|language=English}}
	* Palmer, Randy. ''Herschell Gordon Lewis, Godfather of Gore: The Films''. Jefferson, North Carolina, and London: McFarland & Company, 2000. ISBN 0-7864-0808-1.		* Palmer, Randy. ''Herschell Gordon Lewis, Godfather of Gore: The Films''. Jefferson, North Carolina, and London: McFarland & Company, 2000. ISBN 0-7864-0808-1.

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	{{film\|Bell, Bare and Beautiful\|style=infobox}}		{{film\|Bell, Bare and Beautiful\|style=infobox}}
	'''''Bell, Bare and Beautiful''''' was a late-era "[[nudie-cutie]]" film directed by Herschell Gordon Lewis and starring [[Virginia Bell]]. Lewis' last effort in the sexploitation genre, his breakthrough film ''Blood Feast'' (1963), the first splatter-film, was being written and planned during the shooting of ''Bell, Bare and Beautiful''. The film is also significant as the only starring feature role of Cincinnati stripper Virginia Bell.<ref name="Joe-Bob">~~{{cite web \|url=http://www.joebobbriggs.com/bmovieguide/b/bellbarebeautiful.html\|title=Bell, Bare and Beautiful~~ (~~1963~~)~~\|first=Briggs\|last=Joe Bob\|accessdate=September 2, 2008\|publisher=[http://www.joebobbriggs~~.~~com/ www.joebobbriggs.com]\|language=English}} (from ''Joe Bob's Ultimate B Movie Guide'')~~</ref>		'''''Bell, Bare and Beautiful''''' was a late-era "[[nudie-cutie]]" film directed by Herschell Gordon Lewis and starring [[Virginia Bell]]. Lewis' last effort in the sexploitation genre, his breakthrough film ''Blood Feast'' (1963), the first splatter-film, was being written and planned during the shooting of ''Bell, Bare and Beautiful''. The film is also significant as the only starring feature role of Cincinnati stripper Virginia Bell.<ref name="Joe-Bob">Briggs (2000).</ref>
	==Cast==		==Cast==
	* [[Virginia Bell]]: Gina<ref name="credits"/>		* [[Virginia Bell]]: Gina<ref name="credits"/>
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	==Background==		==Background==
	[[Image:Lucky Pierre.jpg\|thumb\|999x180px\|left\|Poster to Herschell Gordon Lewis' first successful "[[nudie-cutie]]" ''The Adventures of Lucky Pierre'' (1961)]]		[[Image:Lucky Pierre.jpg\|thumb\|999x180px\|left\|Poster to Herschell Gordon Lewis' first successful "[[nudie-cutie]]" ''The Adventures of Lucky Pierre'' (1961)]]
	During the 1950s, future "Godfather of Gore" Herschell Gordon Lewis had made his living by making industrial and government public relations films, television commercials and other work-for-hire in Chicago.<ref>Palmer~~, Randy. ''Herschell Gordon Lewis, Godfather of Gore: The Films''. Jefferson, North Carolina, and London: McFarland & Company,~~ 2000~~. ISBN 0-7864-0808-1~~. p. 13.</ref> Noticing the thriving exploitation film genres of the era, Lewis decided to make his own feature film debut in the softcore sexploitation "[[nudie-cutie]]" film genre which [[Russ Meyer]] had inaugurated with his very successful ''[[The Immoral Mr. Teas]]'' in 1959.<ref>{{cite book\|last=Frasier\|first=David K.\|year=1998\|title=Russ Meyer : The Life and Films : A Biography and A Comprehensive, Illustrated, and Annotated Filmography and Bibliography\|publisher=McFarland & Co\|location=Jefferson, N.C.\|id=ISBN 0-7864-0472-8\|pages=p. 5}}</ref><ref>Palmer (2000), p. 14.</ref> Lewis managed to gather the large-- by exploitation film standards-- amount of $100,000 to make ''The Prime Time'' (''aka'' ''Hell Kitten'', 1960).<ref>Palmer (2000), p. 15-17.</ref> This film, and his second sexploitation feature, ''Living Venus'' (1961) were box-office failures.<ref>Palmer (2000), p. 21.</ref> Lewis' first commercial success was ''The Adventures of Lucky Pierre'' (1961), a "nudie-cutie" made with producer David Friedman. After this first popular work, the two continued to make successful nudist and nudie-cutie sexploitation films together for the next two years, with such titles as ''Daughter of the Sun'' (1962), ''Nature's Playmates'' (1962), and ''Goldilocks and the Three Bares'' (1963).<ref>Palmer (2000), p. 27-32.</ref>		During the 1950s, future "Godfather of Gore" Herschell Gordon Lewis had made his living by making industrial and government public relations films, television commercials and other work-for-hire in Chicago.<ref>Palmer (2000). p. 13.</ref> Noticing the thriving exploitation film genres of the era, Lewis decided to make his own feature film debut in the softcore sexploitation "[[nudie-cutie]]" film genre which [[Russ Meyer]] had inaugurated with his very successful ''[[The Immoral Mr. Teas]]'' in 1959.<ref>{{cite book\|last=Frasier\|first=David K.\|year=1998\|title=Russ Meyer : The Life and Films : A Biography and A Comprehensive, Illustrated, and Annotated Filmography and Bibliography\|publisher=McFarland & Co\|location=Jefferson, N.C.\|id=ISBN 0-7864-0472-8\|pages=p. 5}}</ref><ref>Palmer (2000), p. 14.</ref> Lewis managed to gather the large-- by exploitation film standards-- amount of $100,000 to make ''The Prime Time'' (''aka'' ''Hell Kitten'', 1960).<ref>Palmer (2000), p. 15-17.</ref> This film, and his second sexploitation feature, ''Living Venus'' (1961) were box-office failures.<ref>Palmer (2000), p. 21.</ref> Lewis' first commercial success was ''The Adventures of Lucky Pierre'' (1961), a "nudie-cutie" made with producer David Friedman. After this first popular work, the two continued to make successful nudist and nudie-cutie sexploitation films together for the next two years, with such titles as ''Daughter of the Sun'' (1962), ''Nature's Playmates'' (1962), and ''Goldilocks and the Three Bares'' (1963).<ref>Palmer (2000), p. 27-32.</ref>

	These films were shown throughout the U.S. in theaters which combined a live burlesque show with a sexploitation film. While their latest sexploitation hit, ''Boin-n-g!'' (1963), was being shown on the distribution circuit, theater owners Eli Jackson and Leroy Griffith suggested producing a film starring Jackson's wife, the well-known exotic dancer [[Virginia Bell]].<ref name="Palmer-35-36">Palmer (2000), p. 35-36.</ref> Lewis recalled, "I had never heard of Virginia Bell, but other people assured me she was a big star in the burlesque circuit. Eli and Leroy wanted to shoot this film in a hurry, and the reason was that Virginia Bell was pregnant."<ref name="Palmer-35-36"/>		These films were shown throughout the U.S. in theaters which combined a live burlesque show with a sexploitation film. While their latest sexploitation hit, ''Boin-n-g!'' (1963), was being shown on the distribution circuit, theater owners Eli Jackson and Leroy Griffith suggested producing a film starring Jackson's wife, the well-known exotic dancer [[Virginia Bell]].<ref name="Palmer-35-36">Palmer (2000), p. 35-36.</ref> Lewis recalled, "I had never heard of Virginia Bell, but other people assured me she was a big star in the burlesque circuit. Eli and Leroy wanted to shoot this film in a hurry, and the reason was that Virginia Bell was pregnant."<ref name="Palmer-35-36"/>
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	With that decision, Lewis and Friedkin used all their free time while filming ''Bell, Bare and Beautiful'' writing and planning their horror film. This would be ''Blood Feast'', which critics consider the first of the "splatter film" genre. ''Blood Feast'' established Lewis' reputation as the "Godfather of Gore". He would continue making spectacularly gory films for another decade. After the dissolution of their partnership, David Friedman would continue making prosperous films in the sexploitation genre throughout the 1960s.<ref name="Palmer-36"/>		With that decision, Lewis and Friedkin used all their free time while filming ''Bell, Bare and Beautiful'' writing and planning their horror film. This would be ''Blood Feast'', which critics consider the first of the "splatter film" genre. ''Blood Feast'' established Lewis' reputation as the "Godfather of Gore". He would continue making spectacularly gory films for another decade. After the dissolution of their partnership, David Friedman would continue making prosperous films in the sexploitation genre throughout the 1960s.<ref name="Palmer-36"/>
	~~==External links==~~
	*{{cite web \|url=http://www.joebobbriggs.com/bmovieguide/b/bellbarebeautiful.html\|title=Bell, Bare and Beautiful (1963)\|last=Briggs\|first=Joe Bob\|accessdate=September 2, 2008\|publisher=[http://www.joebobbriggs.com/ www.joebobbriggs.com]\|language=English}} (from ''Joe Bob's Ultimate B Movie Guide'')
	*{{cite web \|url=http://www.allmovie.com/cg/avg.dll?p=avg&sql=1:137010\|title=Bell, Bare and Beautiful: Overview\|first=Robert\|last=Firsching\|accessdate=September 2, 2008\|publisher=[http://www.allmovie.com/ All Movie Guide]\|language=English}}

	==Bibliography==		==Bibliography==
			*{{cite web \|url=http://www.joebobbriggs.com/bmovieguide/b/bellbarebeautiful.html\|title=Bell, Bare and Beautiful (1963)\|last=Briggs\|first=Joe Bob\|year=2000\|accessdate=September 2, 2008\|publisher=[http://www.joebobbriggs.com/ www.joebobbriggs.com]\|language=English}} (from ''Joe Bob's Ultimate B Movie Guide'')
	* Curry, Christopher. ''A Taste Of Blood: The Films of Herschell Gordon Lewis''. London: Creation Books, 1999. ISBN 1-8715-9291-7.		* Curry, Christopher. ''A Taste Of Blood: The Films of Herschell Gordon Lewis''. London: Creation Books, 1999. ISBN 1-8715-9291-7.
	* Palmer, Randy. ''Herschell Gordon Lewis, Godfather of Gore: The Films''. Jefferson, North Carolina, and London: McFarland & Company, 2000. ISBN 0-7864-0808-1. ~~pp. 35-37.~~		*{{cite web \|url=http://www.allmovie.com/cg/avg.dll?p=avg&sql=1:137010\|title=Bell, Bare and Beautiful: Overview\|first=Robert\|last=Firsching\|accessdate=September 2, 2008\|publisher=[http://www.allmovie.com/ All Movie Guide]\|language=English}}
			* {{cite book \|last=Krafsur\|first=Richard P.\|title=The American Film Institute Catalog of Motion Pictures; Feature Films 1961-70\|year=1976\|publisher=R.R. Bowker Company\|location=New York & London\|isbn=0-8352-0440-5\|chapter=Bell, Bare and Beautiful\|page=p.77}}
			* {{cite web \|url=http://www.tcm.com/tcmdb/title.jsp?stid=558078&category=Overview\|title=Overview for Bell, Bare and Beautiful (1963)\|accessdate=September 4, 2008\|publisher=[http://www.tcm.com/tcmdb/index.jsp Turner Classic Movies]\|language=English}}
			* Palmer, Randy. ''Herschell Gordon Lewis, Godfather of Gore: The Films''. Jefferson, North Carolina, and London: McFarland & Company, 2000. ISBN 0-7864-0808-1.

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	==Background==		==Background==
	[[Image:Lucky Pierre.jpg\|thumb\|999x180px\|left\|Poster to Herschell Gordon Lewis' first successful "[[nudie-cutie]]" ''The Adventures of Lucky Pierre'' (1961)]]		[[Image:Lucky Pierre.jpg\|thumb\|999x180px\|left\|Poster to Herschell Gordon Lewis' first successful "[[nudie-cutie]]" ''The Adventures of Lucky Pierre'' (1961)]]
	During the 1950s, future "Godfather of Gore" Herschell Gordon Lewis had made his living by ~~filming~~ industrial and government public relations films, television commercials and other work-for-hire in Chicago.<ref>Palmer, Randy. ''Herschell Gordon Lewis, Godfather of Gore: The Films''. Jefferson, North Carolina, and London: McFarland & Company, 2000. ISBN 0-7864-0808-1. p. 13.</ref> Noticing the thriving exploitation film genres of the era, Lewis decided to make his own feature film debut in the softcore sexploitation "[[nudie-cutie]]" film genre which [[Russ Meyer]] had inaugurated with his very successful ''[[The Immoral Mr. Teas]]'' in 1959.<ref>{{cite book\|last=Frasier\|first=David K.\|year=1998\|title=Russ Meyer : The Life and Films : A Biography and A Comprehensive, Illustrated, and Annotated Filmography and Bibliography\|publisher=McFarland & Co\|location=Jefferson, N.C.\|id=ISBN 0-7864-0472-8\|pages=p. 5}}</ref><ref>Palmer (2000), p. 14.</ref> Lewis managed to gather the large-- by exploitation film standards-- amount of $100,000 to make ''The Prime Time'' (''aka'' ''Hell Kitten'', 1960).<ref>Palmer (2000), p. 15-17.</ref> This film, and his second sexploitation feature, ''Living Venus'' (1961) were box-office failures.<ref>Palmer (2000), p. 21.</ref> Lewis' first commercial success was ''The Adventures of Lucky Pierre'' (1961), a "nudie-cutie" made with producer David Friedman. After this first popular work, the two continued to make successful nudist and nudie-cutie sexploitation films together for the next two years, with such titles as ''Daughter of the Sun'' (1962), ''Nature's Playmates'' (1962), and ''Goldilocks and the Three Bares'' (1963).<ref>Palmer (2000), p. 27-32.</ref>		During the 1950s, future "Godfather of Gore" Herschell Gordon Lewis had made his living by making industrial and government public relations films, television commercials and other work-for-hire in Chicago.<ref>Palmer, Randy. ''Herschell Gordon Lewis, Godfather of Gore: The Films''. Jefferson, North Carolina, and London: McFarland & Company, 2000. ISBN 0-7864-0808-1. p. 13.</ref> Noticing the thriving exploitation film genres of the era, Lewis decided to make his own feature film debut in the softcore sexploitation "[[nudie-cutie]]" film genre which [[Russ Meyer]] had inaugurated with his very successful ''[[The Immoral Mr. Teas]]'' in 1959.<ref>{{cite book\|last=Frasier\|first=David K.\|year=1998\|title=Russ Meyer : The Life and Films : A Biography and A Comprehensive, Illustrated, and Annotated Filmography and Bibliography\|publisher=McFarland & Co\|location=Jefferson, N.C.\|id=ISBN 0-7864-0472-8\|pages=p. 5}}</ref><ref>Palmer (2000), p. 14.</ref> Lewis managed to gather the large-- by exploitation film standards-- amount of $100,000 to make ''The Prime Time'' (''aka'' ''Hell Kitten'', 1960).<ref>Palmer (2000), p. 15-17.</ref> This film, and his second sexploitation feature, ''Living Venus'' (1961) were box-office failures.<ref>Palmer (2000), p. 21.</ref> Lewis' first commercial success was ''The Adventures of Lucky Pierre'' (1961), a "nudie-cutie" made with producer David Friedman. After this first popular work, the two continued to make successful nudist and nudie-cutie sexploitation films together for the next two years, with such titles as ''Daughter of the Sun'' (1962), ''Nature's Playmates'' (1962), and ''Goldilocks and the Three Bares'' (1963).<ref>Palmer (2000), p. 27-32.</ref>

	These films were shown throughout the U.S. in theaters which combined a live burlesque show with a sexploitation film. While their latest sexploitation hit, ''Boin-n-g!'' (1963), was being shown on the distribution circuit, theater owners Eli Jackson and Leroy Griffith suggested producing a film starring Jackson's wife, the well-known exotic dancer [[Virginia Bell]].<ref name="Palmer-35-36">Palmer (2000), p. 35-36.</ref> Lewis recalled, "I had never heard of Virginia Bell, but other people assured me she was a big star in the burlesque circuit. Eli and Leroy wanted to shoot this film in a hurry, and the reason was that Virginia Bell was pregnant."<ref name="Palmer-35-36"/>		These films were shown throughout the U.S. in theaters which combined a live burlesque show with a sexploitation film. While their latest sexploitation hit, ''Boin-n-g!'' (1963), was being shown on the distribution circuit, theater owners Eli Jackson and Leroy Griffith suggested producing a film starring Jackson's wife, the well-known exotic dancer [[Virginia Bell]].<ref name="Palmer-35-36">Palmer (2000), p. 35-36.</ref> Lewis recalled, "I had never heard of Virginia Bell, but other people assured me she was a big star in the burlesque circuit. Eli and Leroy wanted to shoot this film in a hurry, and the reason was that Virginia Bell was pregnant."<ref name="Palmer-35-36"/>

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	==Background==		==Background==
	[[Image:Lucky Pierre.jpg\|thumb\|999x180px\|left\|Poster to Herschell Gordon Lewis' first ~~successfull~~ "[[nudie-cutie]]" ''The Adventures of Lucky Pierre'' (1961)]]		[[Image:Lucky Pierre.jpg\|thumb\|999x180px\|left\|Poster to Herschell Gordon Lewis' first successful "[[nudie-cutie]]" ''The Adventures of Lucky Pierre'' (1961)]]
	During the 1950s, future "Godfather of Gore" Herschell Gordon Lewis had made his living by filming industrial and government public relations films, television commercials and other work-for-hire in Chicago.<ref>Palmer, Randy. ''Herschell Gordon Lewis, Godfather of Gore: The Films''. Jefferson, North Carolina, and London: McFarland & Company, 2000. ISBN 0-7864-0808-1. p. 13.</ref> Noticing the thriving exploitation film genres of the era, Lewis decided to make his own feature film debut in the softcore sexploitation "[[nudie-cutie]]" film genre which [[Russ Meyer]] had inaugurated with his very successful ''[[The Immoral Mr. Teas]]'' in 1959.<ref>{{cite book\|last=Frasier\|first=David K.\|year=1998\|title=Russ Meyer : The Life and Films : A Biography and A Comprehensive, Illustrated, and Annotated Filmography and Bibliography\|publisher=McFarland & Co\|location=Jefferson, N.C.\|id=ISBN 0-7864-0472-8\|pages=p. 5}}</ref><ref>Palmer (2000), p. 14.</ref> Lewis managed to gather the large-- by exploitation film standards-- amount of $100,000 to make ''The Prime Time'' (''aka'' ''Hell Kitten'', 1960).<ref>Palmer (2000), p. 15-17.</ref> This film, and his second sexploitation feature, ''Living Venus'' (1961) were box-office failures.<ref>Palmer (2000), p. 21.</ref> Lewis' first commercial success was ''The Adventures of Lucky Pierre'' (1961), a "nudie-cutie" made with producer David Friedman. After this first popular work, the two continued to make successful nudist and nudie-cutie sexploitation films together for the next two years, with such titles as ''Daughter of the Sun'' (1962), ''Nature's Playmates'' (1962), and ''Goldilocks and the Three Bares'' (1963).<ref>Palmer (2000), p. 27-32.</ref>		During the 1950s, future "Godfather of Gore" Herschell Gordon Lewis had made his living by filming industrial and government public relations films, television commercials and other work-for-hire in Chicago.<ref>Palmer, Randy. ''Herschell Gordon Lewis, Godfather of Gore: The Films''. Jefferson, North Carolina, and London: McFarland & Company, 2000. ISBN 0-7864-0808-1. p. 13.</ref> Noticing the thriving exploitation film genres of the era, Lewis decided to make his own feature film debut in the softcore sexploitation "[[nudie-cutie]]" film genre which [[Russ Meyer]] had inaugurated with his very successful ''[[The Immoral Mr. Teas]]'' in 1959.<ref>{{cite book\|last=Frasier\|first=David K.\|year=1998\|title=Russ Meyer : The Life and Films : A Biography and A Comprehensive, Illustrated, and Annotated Filmography and Bibliography\|publisher=McFarland & Co\|location=Jefferson, N.C.\|id=ISBN 0-7864-0472-8\|pages=p. 5}}</ref><ref>Palmer (2000), p. 14.</ref> Lewis managed to gather the large-- by exploitation film standards-- amount of $100,000 to make ''The Prime Time'' (''aka'' ''Hell Kitten'', 1960).<ref>Palmer (2000), p. 15-17.</ref> This film, and his second sexploitation feature, ''Living Venus'' (1961) were box-office failures.<ref>Palmer (2000), p. 21.</ref> Lewis' first commercial success was ''The Adventures of Lucky Pierre'' (1961), a "nudie-cutie" made with producer David Friedman. After this first popular work, the two continued to make successful nudist and nudie-cutie sexploitation films together for the next two years, with such titles as ''Daughter of the Sun'' (1962), ''Nature's Playmates'' (1962), and ''Goldilocks and the Three Bares'' (1963).<ref>Palmer (2000), p. 27-32.</ref>

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	'''''Bell, Bare and Beautiful''''' was a late-era "[[nudie-cutie]]" film directed by Herschell Gordon Lewis and starring [[Virginia Bell]]. Lewis' last effort in the sexploitation genre, his breakthrough film ''Blood Feast'' (1963), the first splatter-film, was being written and planned during the shooting of ''Bell, Bare and Beautiful''. The film is also significant as the only starring feature role of Cincinnati stripper [[Virginia Bell]].<ref name="Joe-Bob">{{cite web \|url=http://www.joebobbriggs.com/bmovieguide/b/bellbarebeautiful.html\|title=Bell, Bare and Beautiful (1963)\|first=Briggs\|last=Joe Bob\|accessdate=September 2, 2008\|publisher=[http://www.joebobbriggs.com/ www.joebobbriggs.com]\|language=English}} (from ''Joe Bob's Ultimate B Movie Guide'')</ref>		'''''Bell, Bare and Beautiful''''' was a late-era "[[nudie-cutie]]" film directed by Herschell Gordon Lewis and starring [[Virginia Bell]]. Lewis' last effort in the sexploitation genre, his breakthrough film ''Blood Feast'' (1963), the first splatter-film, was being written and planned during the shooting of ''Bell, Bare and Beautiful''. The film is also significant as the only starring feature role of Cincinnati stripper Virginia Bell.<ref name="Joe-Bob">{{cite web \|url=http://www.joebobbriggs.com/bmovieguide/b/bellbarebeautiful.html\|title=Bell, Bare and Beautiful (1963)\|first=Briggs\|last=Joe Bob\|accessdate=September 2, 2008\|publisher=[http://www.joebobbriggs.com/ www.joebobbriggs.com]\|language=English}} (from ''Joe Bob's Ultimate B Movie Guide'')</ref>
	==Cast==		==Cast==
	* [[Virginia Bell]]: Gina<ref name="credits"/>		* [[Virginia Bell]]: Gina<ref name="credits"/>

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	'''''Bell, Bare and Beautiful''''' was a late-era "[[nudie-cutie]]" film directed by Herschell Gordon Lewis and starring [[Virginia Bell]]. Lewis' last effort in the sexploitation genre, his breakthrough film ''Blood Feast'' (1963), the first splatter-film, was being written and planned during the shooting of ''Bell, Bare and Beautiful''. The film is also significant as the only starring feature role of Cincinnati stripper Virginia Bell.<ref name="Joe-Bob">{{cite web \|url=http://www.joebobbriggs.com/bmovieguide/b/bellbarebeautiful.html\|title=Bell, Bare and Beautiful (1963)\|first=Briggs\|last=Joe Bob\|accessdate=September 2, 2008\|publisher=[http://www.joebobbriggs.com/ www.joebobbriggs.com]\|language=English}} (from ''Joe Bob's Ultimate B Movie Guide'')</ref>		'''''Bell, Bare and Beautiful''''' was a late-era "[[nudie-cutie]]" film directed by Herschell Gordon Lewis and starring [[Virginia Bell]]. Lewis' last effort in the sexploitation genre, his breakthrough film ''Blood Feast'' (1963), the first splatter-film, was being written and planned during the shooting of ''Bell, Bare and Beautiful''. The film is also significant as the only starring feature role of Cincinnati stripper [[Virginia Bell]].<ref name="Joe-Bob">{{cite web \|url=http://www.joebobbriggs.com/bmovieguide/b/bellbarebeautiful.html\|title=Bell, Bare and Beautiful (1963)\|first=Briggs\|last=Joe Bob\|accessdate=September 2, 2008\|publisher=[http://www.joebobbriggs.com/ www.joebobbriggs.com]\|language=English}} (from ''Joe Bob's Ultimate B Movie Guide'')</ref>
	==Cast==		==Cast==
	* [[Virginia Bell]]: Gina<ref name="credits"/>		* [[Virginia Bell]]: Gina<ref name="credits"/>

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	During the 1950s, future "Godfather of Gore" Herschell Gordon Lewis had made his living by filming industrial and government public relations films, television commercials and other work-for-hire in Chicago.<ref>Palmer, Randy. ''Herschell Gordon Lewis, Godfather of Gore: The Films''. Jefferson, North Carolina, and London: McFarland & Company, 2000. ISBN 0-7864-0808-1. p. 13.</ref> Noticing the thriving exploitation film genres of the era, Lewis decided to make his own feature film debut in the softcore sexploitation "[[nudie-cutie]]" film genre which [[Russ Meyer]] had inaugurated with his very successful ''[[The Immoral Mr. Teas]]'' in 1959.<ref>{{cite book\|last=Frasier\|first=David K.\|year=1998\|title=Russ Meyer : The Life and Films : A Biography and A Comprehensive, Illustrated, and Annotated Filmography and Bibliography\|publisher=McFarland & Co\|location=Jefferson, N.C.\|id=ISBN 0-7864-0472-8\|pages=p. 5}}</ref><ref>Palmer (2000), p. 14.</ref> Lewis managed to gather the large-- by exploitation film standards-- amount of $100,000 to make ''The Prime Time'' (''aka'' ''Hell Kitten'', 1960).<ref>Palmer (2000), p. 15-17.</ref> This film, and his second sexploitation feature, ''Living Venus'' (1961) were box-office failures.<ref>Palmer (2000), p. 21.</ref> Lewis' first commercial success was ''The Adventures of Lucky Pierre'' (1961), a "nudie-cutie" made with producer David Friedman. After this first popular work, the two continued to make successful nudist and nudie-cutie sexploitation films together for the next two years, with such titles as ''Daughter of the Sun'' (1962), ''Nature's Playmates'' (1962), and ''Goldilocks and the Three Bares'' (1963).<ref>Palmer (2000), p. 27-32.</ref>		During the 1950s, future "Godfather of Gore" Herschell Gordon Lewis had made his living by filming industrial and government public relations films, television commercials and other work-for-hire in Chicago.<ref>Palmer, Randy. ''Herschell Gordon Lewis, Godfather of Gore: The Films''. Jefferson, North Carolina, and London: McFarland & Company, 2000. ISBN 0-7864-0808-1. p. 13.</ref> Noticing the thriving exploitation film genres of the era, Lewis decided to make his own feature film debut in the softcore sexploitation "[[nudie-cutie]]" film genre which [[Russ Meyer]] had inaugurated with his very successful ''[[The Immoral Mr. Teas]]'' in 1959.<ref>{{cite book\|last=Frasier\|first=David K.\|year=1998\|title=Russ Meyer : The Life and Films : A Biography and A Comprehensive, Illustrated, and Annotated Filmography and Bibliography\|publisher=McFarland & Co\|location=Jefferson, N.C.\|id=ISBN 0-7864-0472-8\|pages=p. 5}}</ref><ref>Palmer (2000), p. 14.</ref> Lewis managed to gather the large-- by exploitation film standards-- amount of $100,000 to make ''The Prime Time'' (''aka'' ''Hell Kitten'', 1960).<ref>Palmer (2000), p. 15-17.</ref> This film, and his second sexploitation feature, ''Living Venus'' (1961) were box-office failures.<ref>Palmer (2000), p. 21.</ref> Lewis' first commercial success was ''The Adventures of Lucky Pierre'' (1961), a "nudie-cutie" made with producer David Friedman. After this first popular work, the two continued to make successful nudist and nudie-cutie sexploitation films together for the next two years, with such titles as ''Daughter of the Sun'' (1962), ''Nature's Playmates'' (1962), and ''Goldilocks and the Three Bares'' (1963).<ref>Palmer (2000), p. 27-32.</ref>

	These films were shown throughout the U.S. in theaters which combined a live burlesque show with a sexploitation film. While their latest sexploitation hit, ''Boin-n-g!'' (1963), was being shown on the distribution circuit, theater owners Eli Jackson and Leroy Griffith suggested producing a film starring Jackson's wife, the well-known exotic dancer [[Virginia Bell]].<ref name="Palmer-35-36">Palmer (2000), p. 35-36.</ref> Lewis recalled, "I had never heard of Virginia Bell, but other people assured me ~~shew as~~ a big star in the burlesque circuit. Eli and Leroy wanted to shoot this film in a hurry, and the reason was that Virginia Bell was pregnant."<ref name="Palmer-35-36"/>		These films were shown throughout the U.S. in theaters which combined a live burlesque show with a sexploitation film. While their latest sexploitation hit, ''Boin-n-g!'' (1963), was being shown on the distribution circuit, theater owners Eli Jackson and Leroy Griffith suggested producing a film starring Jackson's wife, the well-known exotic dancer [[Virginia Bell]].<ref name="Palmer-35-36">Palmer (2000), p. 35-36.</ref> Lewis recalled, "I had never heard of Virginia Bell, but other people assured me she was a big star in the burlesque circuit. Eli and Leroy wanted to shoot this film in a hurry, and the reason was that Virginia Bell was pregnant."<ref name="Palmer-35-36"/>

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