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      The Stripper

      Released Jan 1, 1963 1 hr. 35 min. Drama List
      Reviews 38% 50+ Ratings Audience Score Stuck in a dead-end job in a dead-end Kansas town, Lila Green (Joanne Woodward) is at the end of her rope. After she loses her job as a local magician's stage assistant, Lila moves in with neighbor Helen (Claire Trevor) and her son, Kenny (Richard Beymer). One night, Lila and Kenny give in to their mutual attraction, but immature Kenny doesn't pursue her any further. When Lila lets a new boyfriend talk her into stripping at a nearby club, her world falls even further into ruin. Read More Read Less

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      Steve D Well acted but judgy and thinly scripted. Rated 2 out of 5 stars 04/14/24 Full Review Audience Member way more interesting than Demi Moore's version Rated 2.5 out of 5 stars 01/21/23 Full Review Audience Member Based on William Inge's downbeat drama, A Loss of Roses, this was originally planned as a vehicle for Marilyn Monroe, who had previously shone in another Inge adaptation, Bus Stop. But she rejected it, and the part went to Joanne Woodward instead. Woodward, always a fine actress, is miscast here, but does her best as Lila's an aging showgirl who returns to her hometown. The ghost of MM is always apparent, especially in the scene where she 'strips' to Something's Got to Give (the title of Monroe's last, unfinished movie.) One suspects that the story of Lila's romance with a much younger man was probably toned down by the studio, and hence some of the character development doesn't convince. Also, Inge's brand of realism was losing its edge by the early '60s. But there are some interesting names in the supporting cast - including Richard Beymer, Claire Trevor, Carol Lynley, and even Gypsy Rose Lee. Rated 2 out of 5 stars 02/16/23 Full Review Read all reviews Post a rating

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      Sergio Benítez Espinof Being carried away by the melancholy that 'The Stripper'' gives off is an exercise, perhaps not essential, but highly recommended. [Full Review in Spanish] Sep 4, 2019 Full Review Emanuel Levy EmanuelLevy.Com Franklin Schaffner made his feature directing debut with this grim tale, well acted by Joanne Woodward as a wannabe actress stifled in small-town Kansas. Rated: B- Jul 20, 2012 Full Review Jake Euker F5 (Wichita, KS) Rated: 3/5 Jul 1, 2005 Full Review Read all reviews

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      Synopsis Stuck in a dead-end job in a dead-end Kansas town, Lila Green (Joanne Woodward) is at the end of her rope. After she loses her job as a local magician's stage assistant, Lila moves in with neighbor Helen (Claire Trevor) and her son, Kenny (Richard Beymer). One night, Lila and Kenny give in to their mutual attraction, but immature Kenny doesn't pursue her any further. When Lila lets a new boyfriend talk her into stripping at a nearby club, her world falls even further into ruin.
      Director
      Franklin J. Schaffner
      Screenwriter
      William Inge, Meade Roberts
      Distributor
      20th Century Fox
      Production Co
      Twentieth Century Fox
      Genre
      Drama
      Original Language
      English
      Release Date (Theaters)
      Jan 1, 1963, Wide
      Release Date (Streaming)
      May 22, 2017
      Aspect Ratio
      Scope (2.35:1)