The Manhandlers

The Manhandlers
Directed byLee Madden
Written byGil Lasky
Produced byEd Carlin
Gil Lasky
StarringCarol Burgess
Distributed byPremiere Releasing Organization
Release date
  • May 27, 1973 (1973-05-27)[1]
CountryUnited States
LanguageEnglish

The Manhandlers is a 1973 American film.[2]

It was produced by Ed Carlin and directed by Lee Madden. Carlin and writer Gil Lasky had made several films together including Mama's Dirty Girls (1974).

Premise

A woman inherits her uncle's massage parlor.

Cast

  • Cara Burgess
  • Judith Brown
  • Rosalind Miles
  • Vince Cannon
  • Henry Brandon
  • William Molloy
  • Arleen Sinclair
  • Wayne Storm
  • Peter Fitzsimmons

Production

In January 1973 it was announced Judy Brown had signed to star in the film which was then called Soft Touch.[3]

Reception

The Los Angeles Times said "this is actually a soft core porn film with a skeletal plot tossed in to kill time between rather racy sex scenes. The acting and direction are, of course, totally without merit."[4]

References

  1. ^ "Advertisement". The Mountaineer Echo. May 24, 1973. p. 9.
  2. ^ "Movie review". The Independent. October 24, 1974. p. 19.
  3. ^ "Taylor in 'Horn' remake". The Los Angeles Times Part 4. January 4, 1973. p. 19.
  4. ^ "Miss Grahame in 'Mama's Dirty Girls'". The Los Angeles Times. December 6, 1974. p. 25.