Go Naked in the World (DVD)

Gina Lollobrigida, Anthony Franciosa and Ernest Borgnine star in this engrossing drama about a young man's love for a call girl. The son of a domineering businessman (Borgnine), Nick Stratton (Franciosa) boasts he "could make love in 12 languages," but nothing prepares him for Julie Cameron (Lollobrigida), the woman who steals his heart. Seeing her as beautiful and innocent, Nick is shocked to discover that Julie is a high-priced hooker and that his father is one of her clients. Unable to stay away, Nick continues to see her as his father tries to protect his son's future from a woman with a notorious past. An example of the explicit themes that would soon put an end to the Production Code, Go Naked in the World was directed by writer Ranald MacDougall, whose screenplay credits include We're No Angels, The Naked Jungle and the Oscar -nominated Mildred Pierce (Writing, 1945).