Tropic of Desire (1979)

Tropic of Desire: Directed by Bob Chinn. With Georgina Spelvin, Jesie St. James, Kitty Shayne, Starr Wood. The infamous World War II cat house, The Pink Flamingo, is the setting where Frances, the warm-hearted madam, caters to the sex starved servicemen. Includes nostalgia, via the sets and period music, and a stag film within the film.

“Not the best of movies but, by no means, the worst. Georgina Spelvin was the stand out star, naturally. I suspect it was specifically written for her.nWhile the overall movie was rather explict, it did not take away from the movie ideal, soldiers and sailors taking advantage of shore leave during WWII, even though it used explict sex as itu0026#39;s modem. As if it never happened…..nThe nearest neighbour I can think of is Caligula, which featured established stars, (Peter Ou0026#39;Toole, Malcom McDowell, Sir John Gielgud) and an up and coming star (Dame Helen Mirrin).nIf one is to take like with like, Tropic of Desire deserves to be accepted at least, as a main stream B movie, seeing as Caligula received critical acclaim.nHad Georgina Spelvin got the breaks she deserved (having appeared in main stream movies such as Sweet Charity, Hello Dolly and Police Acadamy), and had better scripts and direction, I believe she could have been at the top of the B list of actors and maybe even broken into the A list.nIt is definitely not for all, especially those who cannot stand men and women being men and women however; if one approaches the movie with open eyes, one will not be disappointed.nI enjoyed the background music, which was of the period. I especially enjoyed hearing Otchi-Tchor-Ni-Ya by Louis u0026quot;Satchmou0026quot; Armstrong, which also featured in The Glenn Miller Story. In this movie it was an instrumental, which made it more poignant.nThis movie is not for all but, it was definitely for me, and open minded viewers.”