Models Inc. (film)

Models Inc.
Models Inc.
	Theatrical release poster
Directed by	Reginald Le Borg
Screenplay by	Paul Yawitz; Harry Essex
Story by	Alyce Canfield
Produced by	Bernard W. Burton; Hal E. Chester
Starring	Howard Duff; Coleen Gray ; John Howard
Cinematography	Stanley Cortez
Edited by	Bernard W. Burton
Music by	Herschel Burke Gilbert
Production; companies	Mutual Productions; Jack Dietz Productions
Distributed by	Universal Pictures
Release dates	May 19, 1952 (San Francisco); May 24, 1952 (New York City);
Running time	73 minutes
Country	United States
Language	English

Models Inc. (released in UK as That Kind of Girl) is a 1952 American film noir crime film directed by Reginald Le Borg and starring Howard Duff, Coleen Gray and John Howard. The film's sets were designed by the art director Ernst Fegté.The story concerns a corrupt modeling agency which serves as a front for a call-girl service.^[4]

Plot

A young woman gets involved in a racket in which beautiful young models marry for money.^[5]

Cast

Howard Duff as Lennie Stone
Coleen Gray as Rusty Faraday^[6]
John Howard as John Stafford
Marjorie Reynolds as Peggy Howard
Louis Jean Heydt as Cronin
Edwin Max as Looie (as Ed Max)
Benny Baker as Freddy
James Seay as Det. Sgt. Mooney
Charles Cane as Big Jim
Sue Carlton as Ann
Lou Lubin as Max
Paula Hill as Millie (as Mary Hill)
Frank Ferguson as Joe Reynolds - the Banker

Production

Models, Inc. was filmed at Mutual Pictures and produced by Hal E. Chester. Director Reginald LeBorg reported that shooting schedules at Mutual were generally “ten to twelve days” and budgets limited to about “$175,000.”^[7]

Reception

New York Times film critic “A. W.” dismisses Models, Inc. as “a highly ineffectual little item.” When pimp Lennie Stone (Howard Duff) acknowledges to prostitute Rusty Faraday (Coleen Gray) that “We’re no good,” the reviewer welcomes the remark as a fair assessment of the movie.^[8]

Notes

^ Warren, Bill (12 January 2017). Keep Watching the Skies!: American Science Fiction Movies of the Fifties, The 21st Century Edition. McFarland. ISBN 978-1-4766-2505-8. Retrieved 25 September 2024.
^ Monaco, James (1991). The Encyclopedia of Film. Perigee Books. p. 131. ISBN 978-0-399-51604-7. Retrieved 25 September 2024.
^ McCarty, Clifford (2000). Film Composers in America: A Filmography, 1911-1970. Oxford University Press. p. 112. ISBN 978-0-19-511473-7. Retrieved 25 September 2024.
^ Dixon, 1992 p. 32, p. 150: Directorial Credits, And p. 32: “...proved to be one of LeBorg’s more interesting films.”
^ Dixon, 1992 p. 31: Plot sketch
^ Hannsberry, Karen Burroughs (26 October 2012). Femme Noir: Bad Girls of Film. McFarland. ISBN 978-0-7864-9159-9. Retrieved 25 September 2024.
^ Dixon, 1992 p. 106: See for April 8, 1988 interview with Dixon at the University of Nebraska–Lincoln.
^ "A.W." (May 26, 1952). "' Models, Inc.,' With Howard Duff and Coleen Gray, Opens at Palace -- 2 British Imports Shown". New York Times.

References

Dixon, Wheeler Winston. 1992. The Films of Reginald LeBorg: Interviews, Essays, and Filmography. Filmmakers No. 31 The Scarecrow Press, Metuchen, New Jersey. ISBN 0-8108-2550-3

External links

Film page at TCMDB
Models Inc. at IMDb
Review of film at New York Times

[1] Warren, Bill (12 January 2017). Keep Watching the Skies!: American Science Fiction Movies of the Fifties, The 21st Century Edition. McFarland. ISBN 978-1-4766-2505-8. Retrieved 25 September 2024.

[2] Monaco, James (1991). The Encyclopedia of Film. Perigee Books. p. 131. ISBN 978-0-399-51604-7. Retrieved 25 September 2024.

[3] McCarty, Clifford (2000). Film Composers in America: A Filmography, 1911-1970. Oxford University Press. p. 112. ISBN 978-0-19-511473-7. Retrieved 25 September 2024.

[4] Dixon, 1992 p. 32, p. 150: Directorial Credits, And p. 32: “...proved to be one of LeBorg’s more interesting films.”

[5] Dixon, 1992 p. 31: Plot sketch

[6] Hannsberry, Karen Burroughs (26 October 2012). Femme Noir: Bad Girls of Film. McFarland. ISBN 978-0-7864-9159-9. Retrieved 25 September 2024.

[7] Dixon, 1992 p. 106: See for April 8, 1988 interview with Dixon at the University of Nebraska–Lincoln.

[8] "A.W." (May 26, 1952). "' Models, Inc.,' With Howard Duff and Coleen Gray, Opens at Palace -- 2 British Imports Shown". New York Times.