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FILE: Production Notes (Press)
* SOME SPOILERS FOR THOSE THAT HAVEN’T SEEN THE FILM

Rare production notes that are full of trivia for the film, “Pretty Maids All In A Row.” I’m offering up these notes as text.

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One of the goals of this site is preserving film history one image at a time. In addition to that preserving various other forms of film history. Debuting Friday, August 31, 2007 was a historical look at the Boston leg of Rock Hudson’s publicity tour for “Pretty Maids All In A Row.” Items in this series will feature all kinds of images, letters and other extremely rare goodies. This really will be a fascinating look at both publicity for this film and press at the time of 1971. I’m extremely proud to be archiving for public viewing these rare historical film items! Several items a day will be posted for this series in the weeks ahead.

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Full Text of Production Notes:

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Famed French director, Roger Vadim, had long hoped to direct a picture in the United States, and his dream came true when MGM announced May 1 of last year the signing of Vadim to direct PRETTY MAIDS ALL IN A ROW, the novel by Francis Pollini the studio had acquired.

Gene Roddenberry was signed by the studio to write the screenplay and produce the film. Roddenberry is a former policeman, turned writer, with a long successful string of credits as the latter and has also produced the highly successful television series “Star Trek,” which ran for three years.

The 42-year old Parisian-born Vadim has become somewhat of a legend in his own time, not only has a picture maker (PRETTY MAIDS is luckily his 13th picture) but also as an aficionado of feminine beauty. He discovered, married and starred Brigitte Bardot in “And God Created Woman” in 1956 (the first venture for both of them). He discovered, married and starred Annette Stroyberg in “Les Liaisons Dangereuses.” Then he discovered, didn’t marry, and starred Catherine Deneuve in “Le Vice et la Vertu.” Miss Deneuve was dubbed by the press as the world’s most beautiful woman. Vadim’s last three films, “Circle of Love,” “The Game is Over” and “Barbarella” have starred his present wife, Jane Fonda.

With such a track record, Vadim was the logical choice to direct PRETTY MAIDS ALL IN A ROW, which has sixteen maids of high school age in the title roles, and although they are virtually unknown in entertainment circles it is the studio’s and Vadim’s opinion that within their ranks lie stars of tomorrow.

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Somber picture of Barbara Leigh and Rock Hudson in Roger Vadim’s “Pretty Maids all in a row.” I always found Barbara Leigh one of the most stunning actresses cinema has seen. She simply lights up the screen in the films she is in. Sad she wasn’t in more films. Two more from her to check out are “Junior Bonner” (alongside Steve McQueen) and “Student Nurses.”

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