Nude swimming scene
Does anyone know if Julie Newmar was doing her own swimming sans clothing or was it a body double?
shareYes it was really Julie. I own the Playboy where they did a pictorial of her in the movie, and it's clearly her.
shareI'm confused. There are two female swimmers, one white, one Indian. Please identify the actresses for me.
shareJulie Newmar played the Indian..very nicely :-)
I was curious too having just watched the dvd again. Julie Newmar is fantastic. And she had that bad girl thing. Meow.
The scene itself reminds me of Maureen O'sullivan's scene in Tarzan and his mate. Though Maureen disputedly used a body double.
Nude? She was clearly wearing a body stocking!
shareClearly? I just watched this last night, I didn't see any body stocking. Most of the nudity was underwater, and the water wasn't very clear, so maybe that's why it looked like a body stocking. But when she gets up out of the water, she is clearly nude.
shareOh yeah, I remember that issue. She be real fine looking!
shareShe was the only reason to watch this movie. Writing, horrible, editing horrible, directing, horrible.
Ted Cassidy was good too.
I quite agree. In fact, I just finished a review of this film that should be posted in the next day or so titled, "A Western SO Bad It Defies The Laws Of Physics". In it, I make the point that Newmar's silent role was the best thing the director did, especially if you've ever seen Newmar in roles where she SPEAKS. I also make the point that, despite her and Cassidy's performances, the idea of six-foot or taller Apaches is unbelievsbly ludicrous if you've ever actually MET any REAL Apaches.
shareI believe there is General Agreement that she is and was the best thing in this movie. What a waste of great supporting actors.
shareAmen! I only know ONE over six-foot Apache, and she's also one very attractive woman. The rest are all average height, at best.
"It's a hard country, kid."
the idea of six-foot or taller Apaches is unbelievsbly ludicrous if you've ever actually MET any REAL Apaches.
Actually, some Apaches, especially in southwest Texas, were unusually tall and had well-developed musculature. They ranged from about modern-day average height to at least 6 feet tall though the women tended to be small to medium height. It's not outrageously unlikely, and this is a rather fanciful setting.
I did a lot of reading and research years ago while I was co-writing a Western with a friend who was unfamiliar with the genre. That brought a lot of freshness to what we were writing.
In closing: I have attended many powwows in this region that drew people from throughout the States. Our family is part Illini/Illinois, so, despite my coloration (showing the Irish part), I always felt welcomed at these gatherings. BTW: At every one, I have asked around about "Indian", "Native American" and "American Indian". Not one has complained about "Indian" and actually preferred it to the others, which most of them joked about, especially "Native American".
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Making sure our fantasies
Do not overpower our realities. ~ RC share