The Naked Truth (1957)
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Released in the U.S. as Your Past Is Showing, the British The Naked Truth is a wickedly funny satire of the tabloid-press industry. Dennis Price plays a scandal-sheet publisher named Nigel Dennis who lives high on the hog by blackmailing his wealthy targets. Several of Dennis' victims, including peer Lord Mayley (Terry-Thomas) and model Melissa Right (Shirley Eaton), plot to kill the extortion-grabbing publisher, to no avail. During a wild ride in a malfunctioning blimp, Dennis manages to accomplish by accident what his enemies have tried to do to him on purpose. Though second-billed, the real star of The Naked Truth is Peter Sellers as a smarmily "sincere" TV personality. ~ Hal Erickson, Rovi
- Starring:
- Peter Sellers, Peggy Mount, (more)
- Director(s):
- Mario Zampi
- Format(s):
- DVD
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Synopsis of The Naked Truth
Released in the U.S. as Your Past Is Showing, the British The Naked Truth is a wickedly funny satire of the tabloid-press industry. Dennis Price plays a scandal-sheet publisher named Nigel Dennis who lives high on the hog by blackmailing his wealthy targets. Several of Dennis' victims, including peer Lord Mayley (Terry-Thomas) and model Melissa Right (Shirley Eaton), plot to kill the extortion-grabbing publisher, to no avail. During a wild ride in a malfunctioning blimp, Dennis manages to accomplish by accident what his enemies have tried to do to him on purpose. Though second-billed, the real star of The Naked Truth is Peter Sellers as a smarmily "sincere" TV personality. ~ Hal Erickson, Rovi
- Theatrical Feature Running Time:
- 93 mins
Complete Cast of The Naked Truth
- Peter Sellers - Sonny MacGregor
- Shirley Eaton - Melissa Right
- Georgina Cookson - Lady Mayley
- Miles Malleson - Rev. Bestable
- Moultrie Kelsall - Mactavish
- Henry Hewitt - Gunsmith
- David Lodge - Policeman
- Jerold Wells
- John Vernon
- Wilfred Lawson - Sgt. Rumbold
- Peggy Mount - Flora Ransom
- Dennis Price - Nigel Dennis
- Joan Sims - Ethel Ransom
- Kenneth Griffith - Porter
- Wally Patch - Paunchy old man
- Terry-Thomas - Lord Mayley
- John Stuart - Inspector
- Bill Edwards - Bill Murphy
- Victor Rietti - Doctor
- George Benson - Photographer
- Director(s):
- Mario Zampi
- Writer(s):
- Michael Pertwee
- Producer(s):
- Mario Zampi
- Categories:
- Comedy
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