"This Nude World" is a groundbreaking 1932 "documentary" celebrating the age-old tradition of playing volleyball in you socks... and nothing else. The film purports to pose probing questions about the morality of nudist colonies o cover its actual aim of getting naked people on screen... primarily in long shots. A highlight of the film is the peeks at the phenomena in Germany, France (including Lido de Paris) and the United States along with wonderful pre-WWII footage of the cities visited A real hoot. It passed the National Board of Review in 1932.
Released: Nov 14, 1932
Runtime: 57 minutes
Genre: Documentary
Stars: Leo Donnelly, Adolf Koch, André Durville, Gaston Durville, Ilka Dieball, Marcel Kienné de Mongeot
Crew: Max Rothstein (Editor), Michael Mindlin (Director), Jan Gay (Writer), Michael Mindlin (Producer), Irvin Talbot (Music Arranger), William O. Steiner (Director of Photography)