{"id":3001,"date":"2007-04-14T16:50:18","date_gmt":"2007-04-14T23:50:18","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/?p=3001"},"modified":"2022-08-14T01:02:30","modified_gmt":"2022-08-14T08:02:30","slug":"stripper-the-1963","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/?p=3001","title":{"rendered":"Stripper, The (1963)"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><strong>&#8220;When I was a kid, did you used to kiss me goodnight?&#8221;<\/strong><\/p>\n<table>\n<tr>\n<td>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2007\/04\/Stripper-Poster.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2007\/04\/Stripper-Poster-197x300.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"197\" height=\"300\" class=\"alignleft size-medium wp-image-23189\" srcset=\"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2007\/04\/Stripper-Poster-197x300.jpg 197w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2007\/04\/Stripper-Poster-84x128.jpg 84w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2007\/04\/Stripper-Poster.jpg 580w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 197px) 100vw, 197px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p><strong>Synopsis:<\/strong><br \/>\nAfter her abusive boyfriend (Robert Webber) leaves her stranded in a small town without money, stage-show actress Lila Green (Joanne Woodward) stays with some acquaintances: a woman (Claire Trevor) she used to babysit for, and the woman&#8217;s grown son (Richard Beymer), who &#8212; despite having a pretty girlfriend (Carol Lynley) his own age &#8212; is deeply attracted to Lila.\n<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>\n<p>\n<strong>Genres, Themes, Actors, and Directors:<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Actors and Actresses<\/li>\n<li>Carol Lynley Films<\/li>\n<li>Claire Trevor Films<\/li>\n<li>Joanne Woodward Films<\/li>\n<li>May-December Romance<\/li>\n<li>Play Adaptations<\/li>\n<li>Strippers<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong>Review: <\/strong><br \/>\nFranklin Schaffner&#8217;s adaptation of William Inge&#8217;s play (originally titled <em>A Loss of Roses<\/em>) suffers first and foremost from one of the worst re-titlings ever. Though Lila <em>does<\/em> become a stripper in the final ten minutes of the movie &#8212; hence the provocative image on the video cover &#8212; this isn&#8217;t what the movie&#8217;s about. Rather, it&#8217;s the story of a woman who once hoped for a legitimate career as an actress but knows this will never happen, and who has accepted that she will have to eke by on small-town performance gigs &#8212; but draws the line at stripping. Even more importantly, however, it&#8217;s the story of a woman who has learned not to expect much from men, yet given her innate sensitivity, is bound to get her heart broken yet again when callow Kenny (Beymer) insists he&#8217;ll &#8220;treat her right&#8221;. <\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2007\/04\/Stripper-Beymer-Woodward.png\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2007\/04\/Stripper-Beymer-Woodward-1024x765.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"640\" height=\"478\" class=\"alignnone size-large wp-image-67952\" srcset=\"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2007\/04\/Stripper-Beymer-Woodward-1024x765.png 1024w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2007\/04\/Stripper-Beymer-Woodward-300x224.png 300w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2007\/04\/Stripper-Beymer-Woodward-128x96.png 128w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2007\/04\/Stripper-Beymer-Woodward-768x574.png 768w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2007\/04\/Stripper-Beymer-Woodward-361x270.png 361w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2007\/04\/Stripper-Beymer-Woodward.png 1367w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 640px) 100vw, 640px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p><em>The Stripper<\/em> is ultimately not one of Inge&#8217;s best stories (Beymer&#8217;s character in particular is especially underdeveloped) but the performances make it enjoyable to watch nonetheless. Woodward is excellent in the lead role; as noted by Peary in his review of <a href=\"http:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/?p=68\"><em>Rachel, Rachel<\/em> (1968)<\/a>, Woodward &#8220;has specialized in playing women who are warmhearted, maternal, vulnerable, victimized, and confused about the harshness of the world&#8221; &#8212; a description which fits Lila to a T. Also noteworthy is Claire Trevor as Kenny&#8217;s mom &#8212; a well-meaning woman who wants to be kind to Lila, but can&#8217;t help feeling concerned about Kenny&#8217;s growing attraction to her. It would have been easy for her character to come across as a shrew, but, thanks to both Inge&#8217;s writing and Trevor&#8217;s performance, she never does. <\/p>\n<p><strong>Redeeming Qualities and Moments: <\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Joanne Woodward as Lila<br \/>\n<a href=\"http:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2007\/04\/Stripper-Woodward2.png\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2007\/04\/Stripper-Woodward2-1024x766.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"640\" height=\"479\" class=\"alignnone size-large wp-image-67953\" srcset=\"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2007\/04\/Stripper-Woodward2-1024x766.png 1024w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2007\/04\/Stripper-Woodward2-300x225.png 300w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2007\/04\/Stripper-Woodward2-128x96.png 128w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2007\/04\/Stripper-Woodward2-768x575.png 768w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2007\/04\/Stripper-Woodward2-361x270.png 361w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2007\/04\/Stripper-Woodward2.png 1375w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 640px) 100vw, 640px\" \/><\/a><\/li>\n<li>Claire Trevor as Kenny&#8217;s concerned mom<br \/>\n<a href=\"http:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2007\/04\/Stripper-Trevor2.png\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2007\/04\/Stripper-Trevor2-1024x767.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"640\" height=\"479\" class=\"alignnone size-large wp-image-67955\" srcset=\"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2007\/04\/Stripper-Trevor2-1024x767.png 1024w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2007\/04\/Stripper-Trevor2-300x225.png 300w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2007\/04\/Stripper-Trevor2-128x96.png 128w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2007\/04\/Stripper-Trevor2-768x575.png 768w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2007\/04\/Stripper-Trevor2-361x270.png 361w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2007\/04\/Stripper-Trevor2.png 1369w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 640px) 100vw, 640px\" \/><\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong>Must See? <\/strong><br \/>\nNo, but it&#8217;s recommended for fans of Woodward or Inge. <\/p>\n<p><strong>Links: <\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/imdb.com\/title\/tt0057537\/\">IMDb entry<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.nytimes.com\/1963\/06\/20\/archives\/screen-adaptation-of-loss-of-rosesstripper-in-premiere-at-several.html\">NY Times Original Review<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/table>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>&#8220;When I was a kid, did you used to kiss me goodnight?&#8221; Synopsis: After her abusive boyfriend (Robert Webber) leaves her stranded in a small town without money, stage-show actress Lila Green (Joanne Woodward) stays with some acquaintances: a woman (Claire Trevor) she used to babysit for, and the woman&#8217;s grown son (Richard Beymer), who &#8212; despite having a pretty girlfriend (Carol Lynley) his own age &#8212; is deeply attracted to Lila. 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