SABRINA has gone one step further than even Christine Keeler or Marilyn
Rice-Davies — she's got herself banned in Britain. The
British Board of Film Censors has given the thumbs down to her latest film, "Satan
in High Heels," on the grounds that it is "immoral and vicious."
According to the censors, the film contained "considerable elements
of sexual sadism and sexual perversion-as well as an important sex
scene which would be completely unacceptable to this board."
Besides some revealing costumes worn by Sabrina (see example on left), the
board was objecting to a scene showing American actress Meg Myles swimming
in the nude.
Sensitive
In New York, Leonard Burton, producer of the film for Vega Productions, blamed
the refusal of a British certificate on "British sensitivity following
the scandals which came to light in London as a result of the Profumo disclosures."
Burton said that, after the censors' first refusal, Vega Productions' London
representative telephoned the board for further details and was told — in
the censors' own words — that the film was "immoral and vicious
and was concerned with greedy and ruthless people." Mr. Burton is frankly amazed at the British reaction.
Tough
"The film ran in Chicago, which has one of the toughest boards in
the United States, and there wasn't a whisper of protest. "The New York Board of Regents, which is also
known for its strictness, passed it without a single cut."
What's the film all about?
According to Vega Productions — it is "the story of the rise
and fall of Stacey Kane, a boldly ambitious, cunning, and beautiful
girl."
Sounds like pretty tame stuff after Christine and
Mandy.
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