Naked Kiss, The (1964)

Falling out with the big city syndicate, a glamorous blonde prostitute named Kelly (Constance Towers) goes to the small town of Grantville in New England, where she takes up with police captain Griff (Anthony Eisley), who admonishes her to ply her trade “across the river”.

In a complete change of pace, she gets a job instead in a hospital for handicapped children and meets J.L. Grant (Michael Dante), the scion of the town’s wealthiest family. They are immediately attracted to each other.

On the verge of marrying him, though, Kelly surprises her fiance at his home as he is about to molest a small girl. Kelly’s reaction is swift and deadly (she kills him with a telephone).

The little girl testifies for her, and Kelly leaves the town a much-saddened woman.

Betty Bronson appears as a sympathetic old seamstress, and Virginia Grey is splendid as a vinegary Madam named Candy. After a 20-year absence, Patsy Kelly returned to the movies here as a nurse.

Sam Fuller wrote, produced, and directed The Naked Kiss, which is beautifully shot in black and white and features strong film noir elements.

Kelly
Constance Towers
Griff
Anthony Eisley
J.L. Grant
Michael Dante
Candy
Virginia Grey
Mac
Patsy Kelly
Miss Josephine
Betty Bronson
Buff
Marie Devereux
Dusty
Karen Conrad
Rembrandt
Linda Francis
Edna
Barbara Perry
Mike
Walter Mathews
Bunny
Betty Robinson
Kip
Jean-Michel Michenaud (as Gerald Michenaud)
Peanuts
Christopher Barry
Tim
George Spell
Angel Face
Patty Robinson
Officer Sam
Neyle Morrow
Farlunde
Monte Mansfield
Barney
Fletcher Fist
Zookie
Gerald Milton
Redhead
Breena Howard
Marshmallow
Sally Mills
Hatrack
Edy Williams
Jerry
Bill Sampson

Director
Samuel Fuller