The Movies of George Harrison-Marks
9 AGES OF NAKEDNESS (1969)

Plans for a new movie ’7 Ages of Nakedness’, as it was originally to have been called, were well advanced by mid 1968, which was about the time that the last copies of Kamera rolled off the presses. For the next few months George's attention turned to script writing, set construction and auditioning.

9 Ages of Nakedness, as it came to be titled, was in many respects a remake of Naked World. Only this time it was to be produced on a far grander scale. Major parts would be played by recognisable actors, the sets would be bigger and better and there would be even more glamour.

In this movie George Harrison Marks plays himself again. In the story he is a troubled photographer relating his problems from a couch to an unseen psychiatrist, later revealed to be Toni Burnett, to whom he was married in real life at one time. He tells the psychiatrist the story of his ancestors and the problems that they, like he, suffered from having too many females in their lives. The 9 ages starts with the stone age. In the top picture opposite June Palmer, partially dressed in animal skins is pursued by an ugly brute whose intentions may not have been strictly honourable. This part of the film was shot on Hampstead Heath in north London. The story moves on to Ancient Egypt for its next flashback sequence where Akenaten (Julian Orchard) and his beautiful wife Nefertiti are, needless to say, surrounded by numerous topless beauties. In this sequence Harrison Marks plays a stone mason, an ancestor of his who is asigned to building the Pharoes tomb. Rome provides the backdrop for the third part. Other sections included a Frankenstein set and the now obligatory medieval dungeon that featured so frequently in later editions of Kamera, Solo and the glamour films. We are treated to the topless goings on in the 'Old Dark House.' There is a Cromwellian sequence, shot on location, which stars Max Wall and Dawn Grayson and includes horses and sword fights. The final one of the 9 age looks into the furture and the computer age.

Shooting began in November 1968 and was completed in April the following year. In October, 1969 the film premiered in the West End of London. However, despite the ultimate success of the film the money didn’t come in quickly enough and in July, 1969 Kamera Publications and its associated companies fell into the hands of the official receiver and were liquidated.

In March, 1970 a Petition was lodged against George Harrison Marks, personally, in the London Bankruptcy Court.

That might have been the end of the big screen story for GHM, however, the final big feature movie was yet to come . In fact, Harrison Marks, not to be daunted by mere financial problems had set about writing a screen play for the next movie he planned to make in late sixty-nine. However, it was to be another six years before it would go into production . . .


June Palmer is unmistakable but there's
something familiar about cave man too.

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Nefertiti (played by Carol Hamilton) is one of many beauties in the Egyptian scenes.

The Cast
Starring, in order of appearance:
Bruno Elrington
June Palmer
Julian Orchard
Max Bacon
Max Wall
Rita Webb
Cardew Robinson
Oliver McGreavy
George Harrison Marks
and featuring:
Rena Brown
Monique Devereux
Dawn Grayson
Rusty Hood
Karen Klein
Maj-Britt Mannson
Howard Nelson
Patricia Rose
S'Zeto
Li Wing
Sue Bond
Terry Duggan
Carol Hamilton
William Hurndell
David London
Toni Harrison Marks
Steve Patterson
Stuart Samuels
Dawn Williams
Maya Zell