Phyllis Stengel is the sexy standout in the otherwise forgettable (and forgotten) THE MODEL HUNTERS, which sounds like a Mickey Spillane book or movie but is just bland filler instead. IMDb classifies it as a "short subject", but that is merely a description of its surviving artifact (Something Weird unearthed it), shorn of a few minutes that had previously qualified it as feature-length.

A couple of gals including "Debbie Strange" as Emmy and Mary Jane Shippen as Kima (I heard her name as "Gemma") discuss the modeling profession, then have lesbian sex. I liked Strange's looks, but apparently she was a big-screen one- shot.

Kima gets an interview for a modeling job. The interviewer takes some nude photos, then humps her on a conveniently placed bed. (Some things never change in porn.) Emmy is jealous.

Next day busty Phyllis Stengel shows up, has lesbian sex, and is joined for a threesome by photographer Dave. Another shutterbug, John, seduces Emmy, while a jazz organ trio plays on the soundtrack.

Coda: Back home Kima is jealous, as Emmy is moving in with John. 

How could they make a film with such a flimsy premise. Easy - nobody cared, and counter-intuitively, many years later with the advent of a new medium, several video companies exist to revive such false starts for a new generation with cash to spend, while the majority of Hollywood's mainstream films from decades back generate zero interest. It's a perverse demonstration of Gresham's Law.

The drama genre is a broad category that features stories portraying human experiences, emotions, conflicts, and relationships in a realistic and emotionally impactful way. Dramas delve into the complexities of human life, often exploring themes of love, loss, morality, societal issues, personal growth, with the aim to evoke an emotional response from the audience by presenting relatable and thought-provoking stories.

Mahershala Ali and Alex R. Hibbert in Moonlight (2016)

The short form refers to creative works characterized by their brevity and concise storytelling. Unlike full-length feature films, short films have a running time of less than 45 minutes, while TV shorts have a running time of less than 22 minutes.

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