Peter Baumgartner, active in the 1970s, made his mark in the realm of exploitation cinema with roles in Penthouse Playgirls (1972) and Women Without Innocence (1978). In Penthouse Playgirls, he navigates the world of adult entertainment, embodying the era's provocative spirit. His performance in Women Without Innocence further cements his place in the genre, as he explores themes of desire and betrayal. Baumgartner's work reflects the bold aesthetic and narrative experimentation characteristic of cult films from this period.
Penthouse Playgirls
A syndicate of white slavers trap unsuspecting women and transport them around the world to be bought, sold, raped and abused. Erwin C. Dietrich was the pornographer of Switserland in the 70’s. His movies can be compared to the numerous risqué comedies made in German in that period, but were more concentrating on the darker side of sex. In this way he can be compared to Jesus Franco the director that brought us dark, sick porn. This is early in the 1970’s though, thus the porn was limited to soft core sex. In this movie however all women seem to walk about in the nude almost constantly. The storyline is poor and only used as a pretext to show naked bodies. Should you be interested: the plot has something to do with a couple of guys kidnapping girls to put them to work in brothels and nightclubs. In this movie there is quite a lot of soft SM and bondage too. A lot of stuff in this movie still reflects the usual comedy style in porn so popular in the 70’s. And for that some of the top actors of the genre were hired, such as Josef Moosholzer, who appeared in many of the soft core movies in the 70’s.
