The Love Box
The Love Box is a 1972 British sex comedy film. It was written, produced and directed by Tudor Gates and Wilbur Stark under the pseudonyms "Billy and Teddy White".[1][3] "Titillation is the idea," said the Leicester Chronicle.[4]
The Love Box | |
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Directed by | Tudor Gates Wilbur Stark (as "Billy and Teddy White") |
Written by | Tudor Gates Wilbur Stark |
Produced by | Tudor Gates Wilbur Stark executive Barry Jenkins |
Music by | Mike Vickers |
Release date | 1 October 1972[1] |
Running time | 90 mins |
Country | United Kingdom |
Language | English |
Budget | £28,000[2] |
Production
It was the first film from a production company set up by Tudor Gates. It was originally called Looking for Love. He made it a series of vignettes to keep the budget down. Gates made it with Wilbur Stark, father of Koo Stark. They were nervous about reception so they gave themselves pseudonyms, "Billy and Teddy White".[2]
Cast
- Chris Williams
- Alison King
- Simon Legree
- Maureen Flanagan
- Maggie Wright
- Paul Aston
- Christine Bradwell
- Lisbeth Lindeborg
- Minerva Smith
- Jon Mattocks
- Jane Cardew
Premise
The young owner of an entertainment guide magazine runs a classified ads section where sex addicts can communicate.[5]
Reception
Gates said the film was "very successful of its kind and it did make money for us."[2]
According to a review on The Spinning Image "this is tat, really, but for a glimpse of seventies Britain it is more revealing than many a documentary."[6]
References
- "Unnamed". Evening Post. 30 September 1972. p. 2.
- Fowler, Roy; Giesler, Rodney (26 November 2003). "Interview with Tudor Gates - Side Five". British Entertainment History Project.
- Hunt, Leon (1998). British low culture : from safari suits to sexploitation. Routledge. p. 94.
- "'Cabaret' don't delay". Leicester Chronicle. 13 October 1972. p. 22.
- "Danger of a yawn with 'porn'". Evening Post. 30 September 1972. p. 7.
- Clark, Graeme. "The Love Box - review". The Spinning Image. Archived from the original on 11 October 2015.
External links
- The Love Box at IMDb
- The Love Box at Letterbox DVD
- The Love Box at BFI