'GIRL'S TOWN'
Directed By Charles Haas
An ALBERT ZUGSMITH Production
'MGM STUDIOS'
Starring; MAMIE VAN DOREN, Elinor Donahue,
Paul Anka, Ray Anthony (Mamie's Husband at the time.),
Mel Torme, Jim Mitchum, 'The Platters', etc.-1959
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Click here to see the Trailer for; 'GIRL'S TOWN'>
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Greetings my little 'Sun-burned Spider-Bites', Tis I, your Horror/CULT Hostess,
DITA DIRT NAP!
Again this week I continue my Month-Long Tribute to the Film Collaborations of Director ALBERT ZUGSMITH and 'Blonde Bombshell' and one of the Infamous ;'THREE M'S', MAMIE VAN DOREN! Mamie continues to hold her title of 'Horror/Cult Drive-In Queen' w/these fun culty Flicks w/Albert Zugsmith this weekend w/'GIRL'S TOWN!'
This CULT-Flick is one of the ones that proves nobody plays the 'BAD-GIRL',
quite like MAMIE VAN DOREN! DITA would even say that Mamie was born to
play bad, especially the way she walks aggressively w/her hands on her hips and
even hides her cigs in her big bullet-bra.
DITA must say first off that I love MAMIE's/Silver's Outfits in this fun-flick! Look for her very tight First outfit that she wears to going into the sorta Reform School but w/Nuns running it. That outfit is so Sexxxy/Beautiful and tight. Did I say tight? Mamie/Silver wears the outfit well and again Mr. Zugsmith, her Director knows how to dress Mamie as a very effective 'Sex-Bomb', complete w/the look of 'Rocket-Launchers' shot thru her back and curvy cakes in the back, Hon!
Now the story starts out with a blonde pony tailed girl trying to run-away from a very overly aggressive guy, who doesn't know that NO, means NO! He then rips her dress as she keeps telling him to leave her alone. DITA forgot to mention that this is all happening on the beach near the cliffs, Hon! Mary Lee played well by Sitcom Star ELINOR DONAHUE from; 'FATHER KNOWS BEST', runs to the cliff area to try to get away from this 'would-be' Rapist. Suddenly the ground gives way underneath the Perv but he catches a bush-branch and the branch slowly uproots itself and he falls to his death on the rocks below.
Meanwhile while all this is happening, theirs a couple watching from the car, uh, when they're not making out/necking. They see her running away but only see her scarf. So they find the guy, who btw was a friend of theirs and assumes the girl must have pushed him and POW, we're off the races. Cue the music first from Paul Anka then by Mamie who sings the title track; 'GIRL'S TOWN'.
To make a long story short, Mamie/Silver and the girl/Mary Lee, who almost got raped are sisters. Since they only saw her scarf, which was Mamie's/Silvers and found Silver's/Mamie's lipstick in the dead guys car, the accuse Mamie/Silver and send her to the some what reform school where Mamie/Silver is bullied by the other girls except Sarafina, who becomes her friend, but Sarafina has uh, we'll say; 'mental-health' problems, cuz she in faux love w/Paul Anka's Singer character, uh, because he signed his head shot w/love.
Any-Boo, DITA must mention that unfairly this film was judged by a one Cardinal Spellman, in real life. Well, when the church gets involved in a Hollywood movie, it's never ends well. Let DITA set it up for you, at one point in the movie, the girls are going to the showers before bedtime. Well u see Mamie's Silver character with a bath robe on already to take a shower. You see Mamies character go into the shower room, then a cut happens by Cardinal Spellman, and 'poof' you see Mamie/Silver getting dressed to sneak out to see an older man who delivers sweets/food to 'girl's town'. So here's what happened, the cardinal deemed Mamie/Silver's shower-scene too hot, like it might cause men watching the film to as the kid's say; 'brick-up'. By today's standards it's to put it mildly, is very tame.
In the uncut version Mamie/Silver goes into the shower room and dances while showering a culty-cool song called; 'HEY MAMA', which DITA loves. You see Mamie/Silver in a tempered glass door where nothing can be scene, only her shadow of her curvy figure dancing. So DITA wants to put back in the 'scene' that that religious nut had cut out. See it right here w/Mamie/Silver singing; 'Hey Mama'> https://youtu.be/YJl1KB50bQ4?si=pC6vIKh0IeiOsdtn
Here's a Sexy Pic of Mamie from this film; 'GIRL'S TOWN'. Thur
out the film Mamie is bullied by the other girls until her younger Sister Mary
Lee is kidnapped by the original guy that saw what happened at the beach. It's
only then, uh, after they see Mamie/Silver praying to a religious statue for
help w/her younger sister, cuz now her captures wants to take her to Mexico so
she can't testify in court what really happened w/the 'would-be' rapist guy.
BTW; quickly, the guy who delivered snacks/food to 'girl's town' turned out to be a detective hired by the rapists father to get dirt on her or try to put Silver's sister in jail, played by Mamies Hubby at the time RAY ANTHONY. Also DITA wants to draw your attention to Mamie's character Silver's way of spouting lots of jive talk in the film that was actually popular at the time. One phrase I believe was Zombies and lots more thru out this Cult-Flick. Look for that jive-talk my little 'blood-bags!'
Also take a look at a wonderful 'Tribute Video' for MAMIE, that
shows why DITA is such a Huge Fan for many years to be exact since I read her
first book back in 1989 and wrote her my first fan-letter>
https://youtu.be/1t3_mIyXa_Y?si=3cSa5Bmk8JAauA6t
So back to her sister being kidnapped, The girls at 'girl's town' actually
decide to believe Mamie/Silver and get together along w/the nuns to go and help
her get her sister back before she's kidnapped again to Mexico. As you can
imagine, hilarity ensues but DITA never tells the whole story, so I'll just say
that they take over the bad guys, even the nuns and I will just say a baseball
bat is involved at the end. THIS FILM IS GREAT ESPECIALLY WHEN THEY HAVE GOOD
OLD FASHIONED 'BITCH-FIGHTS' LONG BEFORE 'DYNASTY', Hon! DITA will also say that
is feel-good film believe it or not especially when Mamie/Silver is leaving
'Girl's Town' at the end and see's another bitchy rebellious bad-girl just
coming into the program and realizes its the way she was when she, herself first
arrived.
DITA Loved watching this great fun film again w/our dog; 'CHILLING-CHINA; by my
side and hubby sound asleep in his coffin and suggests popping a big bowl of
buttery popcorn, a 'foot-long hot dog' built for two w/lots of mustard that goes
great con mota & MAMIE!!!
DITA DIRT NAP highly suggests watching this flick and gives it a perfect score
of 3 Skulls Out of a 3 Skulls score. Which is perfect!
P.S. DITA also loved the performance of the group; 'THE PLATTERS' singing in
this film as I have been a long time fan of theirs since Mummy-Dirt Nap bought
me their 'best of' on 8-Track Tape! W-h-a-t???? They don't call me 'DEAR 'OLD'
DITA' for no reason. LOL!
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P.P.S. See Mamie's HIGHLIGHTS-Reel from ;'GIRL'S TOWN' here>
https://youtu.be/luUnoP8qcJQ?si=Wlen9hT-xxzCXLzs
Also see MSTK's Fun-'BEST-OF ''GIRL'S TOWN' here>
https://youtu.be/FCUM4OsrdpE?si=ajiQywCirakN2xp_
Until Next Weekend when I bring you another great Cult-Flick from Director
ALBERT ZUGSMITH & His perfect pairing w/MAMIE VAN DOREN.
'CHAINSAW-KISSES',
DITA ('CONFESSIONS 2'-THE FILM') DIRT NAP
(See MADONNA's NEW 'CONFESSIONS 2' ,15 MINUTE VIDEO that DITA Loves ever so by
Clicking here>
https://youtu.be/yJtckcMHM2g?si=H2mwMQSObWJKB3hC )
As per usual here are 'DITA-Suggested sites to check out as follows;
www.facebook.com/MamieVanDoren
www.fangoria.com (NEW ISSUE OUT
NOW!!! DITA LIKE-Y!)
www.madonna.com (DITA says GET HER
NEW ALBUM; 'CONFESSIONS TWO' NOW ASAP DITA LIKE-Y SO
MUCH!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!)
www.halloweenalliance.com
www.cinespia.org
www.thenewbev.com (DITA's Hang-Out!
DITA & 'RENFIELD' went today to see their infamous; 'CARTOON-CLUB' and DITA's
going back tonight to see a midnight showing of; 'JACKIE BROWN' w/DITA-Fave;
'PAM GRIER!')
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ALL THIS MONTHS JULY-REVIEWS OF MAMIE CULT-FLICKS W/ALBERT ZUGSMITH ARE
DEDICATED TO MAMIE VAN DOREN ,HERSELF! XOXO
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