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Georgina Spelvin , the star of The Devil in Miss Jones , talks about her upbringing in Texas, her Broadway career, her political activism, and her adult film work in New York. This episode running time is 74 minutes. _______________________________________________________________________________________________ Georgina Spelvin is an icon of adult cinema. In 1973 she starred in Gerard Damiano’s la...

Larry Revene , prolific director and cinematographer in the adult film industry in the 1970s and 1980s, joins The Rialto Report to talk about his start in the business: making 8mm loops with Bob Wolfe in the ‘dirty basement’ studio on 14th St in New York. This episode running time is 61 minutes. ___________________________________________________________________________________________...

The Rialto Report takes a detailed look back at the making of The Naughty Victorians: An Erotic Tale of a Maiden’s Revenge (1975). This episode running time is 76 minutes. The Naughty Victorians is not your typical New York adult porn film. For a start it’s a costume drama set in Victorian England. It’s based on an underground literary classic, the notorious, sado-masochistic ero...

Jeanne Silver – adult film actress and stripper from the 1970s and 1980s – joins The Rialto Report to talk about her life and memories. This episode running time is 68 minutes. _______________________________________________________________________________________________ Jeanne Silver packed more life and adventure unto her first 25 years than most manage in a lifetime. For a time in...

Carter Stevens – actor, director, producer – joins The Rialto Report to talk about the highs and lows of his eventful life and career. This episode running time is 68 minutes. _______________________________________________________________________________________________ Carter Stevens is one of the adult film industry’s true originals. He started to make his first feature film b...

Barbara Nitke ,  the on-set photographer for countless New York adult films in the 1980s, joins The Rialto Report to talk about her memories of the industry. This episode running time is 48 minutes. _______________________________________________________________________________________________ Barbara Nitke began her career as a photographer taking stills on the set of The Devil Miss Jones –...

Annie Sprinkle joins The Rialto Report to remember her early life and the start of her career in adult films in the 1970s. This episode running time is 48 minutes. _______________________________________________________________________________________________ Annie Sprinkle’s career defies categorization as much as it defies belief; she is a prostitute turned activist, a porn star turned art...

On this episode of The Rialto Report, Jeffrey Hurst speaks about his career in adult films in the 1970s. This episode running time is 60 minutes. _______________________________________________________________________________________________ One of The Rialto Report’s favorite actors of the 1970s adult film scene is Jeffrey Hurst . From his acting ability to his comedic prowess and his trade...

On this episode of The Rialto Report, Jennifer Welles breaks a 35 year silence to speak publicly about her life and career in films. This episode running time is 51 minutes. _______________________________________________________________________________________________ “Whatever happened to” is a question that is often asked in relation to the stars of the golden age. But seriously: wh...

George Payne , star of films such as The Taming of Rebecca , The Story of Prunella and The Back Row joins The Rialto Report for a conversation about his life and career in adult film. George Payne is also a firm favorite of the Rialto Report. He appeared in many New York films – both straight and gay – and straddled the film and video era too. And he could really act; his performances...

John Amero joins the Rialto Report to tell the story behind the making of his first film, Body of a Female (1964), which he co-directed with his friend Michael Findlay . This episode running time is 65 minutes. _______________________________________________________________________________________________ It seems only right that the Rialto Report visited John Amero for our inaugural podcast. He s...

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