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| Ed Wood's career in loops comes further into focus this week. |
Swedish Pre-Rotica
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| Ed Meese's report on pornography. |
In last week's Ed Wood Wednesdays, we took a glimpse at Ed Wood's possible involvement in writing editorials for the Pendulum family of magazines. Ed was then working as a magazine staff writer at the Pendulum offices on W. Pico Blvd. in LA. In 1969, Ed's boss Bernie Bloom went into the film business, launching Cinema Classics, run by his son Noel. Ed wrote and directed three features (that we know of) for Cinema Classics/Bloom: The Only House in Town, Necromania and The Young Marrieds. While we've outlined correspondences between the latter two films previously and obsessed over orbital loops, we've neglected to mention how instrumental Noel Bloom was in the production and distribution of said 8mm loops. And how risky it was to deal in porn circa 1970, even in North Hollywood.
But what about the loops? By my estimation, conservatively, there are four or five dozen loop series produced and/or distributed by Noel Bloom in the first half of the '70s, Swedish Erotica by far the most prolific and durable. Ed penned subtitles for many of these loops, and perhaps played a larger creative role, listing over 700 "short picture subjects" on his resume from 1971 through 1973. We have summarized these possibilities before. To reiterate: Ed wrote subtitles for a variety of Bloom-related loop series, and likely edited some. And the consensus remains that Ed "made"―interpret that as you will―the first nineteen Swedish Erotica loops. (If we here enter auteur territory, I disagree, but that's another matter.)
Again, you be the judge. Bonus uncensored images related to the above-mentioned loops have been posted to the Ed Wood Wednesdays Tumblr. Enjoy them.
Take this with a grain of salt, as it is Uncle Sam's spin from The Meese Report (1986), and note that Bernie is absent:
Noel Bloom, doing business as California International Distributors and Cinema Classics, is a major Los Angeles based distributor of 8mm films. He has been arrested several times on local misdemeanor obscenity charges and has one Federal arrest for Interstate Transportation of obscene matter (ITOM) charges which resulted only in a guilty plea by the corporation.
But what about the loops? By my estimation, conservatively, there are four or five dozen loop series produced and/or distributed by Noel Bloom in the first half of the '70s, Swedish Erotica by far the most prolific and durable. Ed penned subtitles for many of these loops, and perhaps played a larger creative role, listing over 700 "short picture subjects" on his resume from 1971 through 1973. We have summarized these possibilities before. To reiterate: Ed wrote subtitles for a variety of Bloom-related loop series, and likely edited some. And the consensus remains that Ed "made"―interpret that as you will―the first nineteen Swedish Erotica loops. (If we here enter auteur territory, I disagree, but that's another matter.)
Within the possible terrain of Ed's involvement, within this week's Orbit, I've randomly (no kidding) selected a handful of box cover summaries from Bloom-related loop series. When I say "possible" I mean "definite." You be the judge:
Fanny Films #12 Bikini Girls
Three of the most luscious girls decide to vacation at a beach resort...swimming...luxurious lodge and room...and then they discuss sex and what girls might do together. The kissing starts, the nakedness becomes apparent, finger fucking becomes evident, then one of the girls produces a couple of dildoes...therefore they find themselves sucking each other and fucking with the dildoes and in most cases, licking each other at the same time...beautiful bodies on beautiful girls, doing something different and sexually explosive.
Pussycat Films #5 Spring Lust
Spring, and the young girl's fancy turns to...SEX...rugged, hot, cock sucking sex. But there isn't only cock and cunt sucking on her mind. She wants to get every inch of the male prick into that cunt...deep into the harvest nest of her love box where the juices stream with passionate heat. She is turned on to all the joys a bedroom can offer...and she adds a few touches of her own along the way...right up until the wild come scene.
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Blazing Films #6 Swimming Party
Several couples are relaxing by the pool, but soon one couple leaves to escape the heat indoors; only to find each other's temperatures starting to boil. With the sexual abandon of youth, they explore each other's deepest passion before exploding in thundering pleasure.
Danish Films #2 Terrorized Virgin
Two men bent on rape, kidnap a pretty girl from the park and lug her to their pad. There she is forced to suck them off as well as get fucked by both. Her tongue is bound to turn the watcher on as it licks away at their cocks and balls. Then the come completely fills her mouth as she licks it down into her throat.
Garter Girls #5 Tit for Tit
Shirley is desperately in love with Toni and they have been living together for some time. It is because of this that these girls know everything the other wants in their desires to sexually please each other. They herewith share their sexual adventures with the viewer of this film...one of the most exotic, erotic lesbian adventures ever to find its way to the motion picture screen. This is a turn on for both the boys and the girls...Two luscious bodies entwined in the secret loves and passions of the Twilight World.
Again, you be the judge. Bonus uncensored images related to the above-mentioned loops have been posted to the Ed Wood Wednesdays Tumblr. Enjoy them.