Over-Exposed

1956Movie⏱️ 1h 20mApproved

CrimeDramaFilm-Noir

⭐ 6.1

IMDB Rating

876 votes

Sexy blonde dance club girl learns the photography trade and moves to New York in pursuit of a new career.

Director

Lewis Seiler

Writers

James Gunn, Gil Orlovitz, Richard Sale

Stars

Cleo Moore, Richard Crenna, Isobel Elsom

Language

English

Country

United States

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Reviews

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🎭 Top Cast

Cleo Moore

as Lila Crane

Richard Crenna

as Russell Bassett

Isobel Elsom

as Mrs. Payton Grange

Raymond Greenleaf

as Max West

Constance Towers

as Shirley Thomas

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James O'Rear

as Roy Carver

Donald Randolph

as Coco Fields

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Dayton Lummis

as Horace Sutherland

Jack Albertson

as Les Bauer

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Barbara Aler

as Nightclub Girl

🎬 Technical Specs

Aspect Ratio

1.85 : 1

Color

Black and White

Production

Columbia Pictures

🏷️ Keywords

b moviepsychotronic filmlieflatterycat fight

🎯 Categories

Film NoirCrimeDrama

⭐ Featured Review

Cleo Moore's demonstration of Blonde Ambition, mid-1950s style

by bmacv • 2004-07-05

6/10

"In Over-Exposed, Cleo Moore makes an ascent from B-Girl to reigning photographer of café society that's as rapid as it is unpersuasive. She's a mid-1950s version of Blonde Ambition, or, as she puts it, `Where there's money, there's Lila green becomes me.' She wasn't always Lila, least of all not the night the clip joint she'd just started working for got raided. The alcoholic, has-been shutterbug (Raymond Greenleaf) who snaps her mug outside the police station takes pity on her by showing her the rudiments of his craft. She's a quick study and, mor..."

💡 Did You Know?

Lila charges (more like finagles) Mrs. Gulick $25 extra "without the frame of course", for the colorized portrait photo. This was in 1956 when a typical salary was $50 per week. (In 2022, the extra fee would be about $250.)