Hollywood Babylon

Feb 9, 1972

1h 27m

★ 4.4

The Down and Dirty Side of the Dream Makers

Overview

This faux cautionary documentary features film clips and often humorous softcore reenactments of several notorious celebrity sex scandals from the golden age of Hollywood.

Genres

Drama

Production Companies

Institute for Adult Education

Aquarius Releasing

Hollywood Babylon Trailers

Cast

Big Daddy

Roger Gentry

Charlie Chaplin

Myron Griffin

Wally Reid

Marland Proctor

Party Guest / Marlene Dietrich

Uschi Digard

Party Girl / Mistress / Nightclub Performer / Orgy Girl on Set

Maria Arnold

Ashley Phillips

Girl at Arbuckle's Party / Whipped Girl

Jane Allyson

Girl at Party

Nora Wieternik

Party Girl / Mildred Harris / Nightclub Patron

Suzanne Fields

Bunny Bronstein

Waiter

Al Ward

Marlene's Discoverer / Doctor

Matt Hewitt

Marc Schrader, a rookie cop caught red-handed with drugs in a police raid of an illegal rave, joins a homicide investigation conducted by Chief Inspector Minks. The victim is a naked young woman with the skin stripped off her back, killed as she staggered into traffic. As Schrader and Minks investigate the murder, the case is complicated by a finger found in the stomach of the victim. Forensic examination proves the finger belongs to Nobert Günzel, who was previously convicted of rape and assault. The police raid Günzel’s residence, and discover a blood-stained table with restraints and bits of human flesh in his basement. They also find video equipment and preserved, tattooed skin from the victim’s back. Soon, they found dead bodies buried in the garden. Günzel then goes missing.

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5.8

Little Fish

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6.8

Get Rich or Die Tryin'

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7.5

Trauma in Nahost - Der 7. Oktober und seine Folgen

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7.6

Blue Velvet

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5.9

54

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6.0

Valley of the Dolls

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6.9

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6.5

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6.6

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6.5

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6.7

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7.4

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6.0

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0.0

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7.2

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6.3

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6.8

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8.1

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