Adult Entertainment Industry

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Local newsfilm reports featuring the adult entertainment industry from the 1960s to the 1980s, including topless dancing, erotic movies and legal disputes.

6th anniversary of topless dancing in San Francisco

KPIX-TV news footage from June 19, 1970 with reporter Ben Williams featuring scenes from San Francisco's...

Aired: 6/19/1970

A visit to Nude City on Broadway

KPIX-TV news footage from October 24, 1974 featuring brief scenes from a visit to Nude City on Broadway, in San...

Aired: 10/24/1974

ABC crackdown on more explicit nude bars

KPIX-TV news footage from December 12, 1972 wth reporter Ed Arnow featuring a report on the Department of...

Aired: 12/13/1972

Alcholic Beverage Control Department Files Charges Against Off Broadway Club

KRON-TV news footage from May 7th 1965 outside the courtroom of Judge Leo R. Friedman in San Francisco, who has...

Aired: 5/7/1965

Auditions for a new Mitchell Brothers Erotic Film

KPIX-TV news footage from January 22 1974 with reporter Al Dale, featuring scenes from The Mitchell Brothers...

Aired: 1/22/1974

Big Al's Topless Club

KRON-TV news footage from April 23rd 1965 featuring brief scenes from out side and inside of Big Al's topless...

Aired: 4/23/1965

Blaze Starr dancing and interview at the Palace Theatre (1975)

KRON-TV news footage from June 5 1975 with reporter Bob Halliday featuring scenes of stripper and burlesque star...

Aired: 6/5/1975

Bottomless Obscenity

KRON News footage from December 13th 1966 featuring brief scenes of Art Brown inteviewing a lawyer, who talks about...

Aired: 12/13/1966

Broadway daytime topless signage (1972)

KPIX-TV news footage from December 7, 1972 featuring brief views in daytime of topless club signage on Broadway, in...

Aired: 12/7/1972

Carol Doda Gets Plaster Casted

KPIX news footage from February 10th 1975 with reporter Eric Smith featuring scenes of topless dancer Carol Doda...

Aired: 2/10/1975

Carol Doda Protests Against North Beach Cover Up (1973)

KPIX news report from June 11th 1973 by Frank Goran featuring brief scenes from a press conference by topless dancer...

Aired: 6/11/1973

Carol Doda and North Beach Topless Compilation Reel

KRON-TV compilation reel from the 1970s featuring Carol Doda and the North Beach topless dancing scene in San...

Aired: 1970s

Carol Doda interviewed on grand piano

KRON-TV news footage from December 30th 1966 with Art Brown featuring an interview with topless dancer Carol Doda...

Aired: 12/30/1966

Carol Doda protests against possible restrictions

KRON-TV News footage from June 11 1973 with reporter Mike Mills featuring brief scenes from a press conference by...

Aired: 6/11/1973

Carol Doda sings onstage in 'Rain' at the Encore Theater (1968)

KTVU news footage with reporter Gary E. Park featuring scenes of topless dancer Carol Doda singing "god bless...

Aired: 1/24/1968

Casting Porn Movies at the Mitchell Brothers

KRON News footage from November 26th 1974 with reporter John Fulmer, featuring a look at how the Mitchell Brothers...

Aired: 11/26/1974

Censorship of Skin Flicks (1970)

KRON-TV Newswatch footage from August 4th 1970 with Phil Wilson featuring a report on the making, screening and...

Aired: 8/4/1970

City Regulation Of Topless Dancing in North Beach

KPIX-TV News report by Rollin Post from August 6th 1969 in San Francisco's North Beach neighborhood featuring...

Aired: 8/6/1969

Complaint against Whisper magazine by Gaye Marcia Spiegelman

KTVU News footage from 1967 featuring an interview with model, author and topless dancer Gaye Marcia Spiegelman...

Aired: c1966

Condor Club open for business after fire

KPIX-TV news footage from November 17, 1978 featuring brief exterior views of the Condor Club in San...

Aired: 11/17/1978

Condor Club re-opens after 50-day license suspension

KPIX-TV news footage from June 18, 1976 with reporter Ed Arnow featuring scenes from inside the Condor...

Aired: 6/18/1976

Davey Rosenberg on defying nude dancing ban

KPIX-TV news footage from March 8, 1973 with reporter Mike Lee featuring an interview with North Beach...

Aired: 3/8/1973

David "Davey" Rosenberg on slump in topless patronage

KPIX-TV news footage from July 9, 1973 featuring scenes from an interview with publicist  David...

Aired: 7/9/1973

Different perspectives on the Broadway topless scene (4K source)

KTVU news footage from c1966 with reporter Claud Mann featuring interviews with several owners of clubs on Broadway...

Aired: c1966

Erotic Film Festival (1970)

KPIX Eyewitness News report from December 2nd 1970 by Mike Lee and Ben Williams featuring the first San Francisco...

Aired: 12/2/1970

Erotic King Kong show at the Garden of Eden

KPIX-TV news footage from January 4, 1977 with reporter David Fowler featuring scenes of a new act at the Garden of...

Aired: 1/4/1977

External views of the Off Broadway Club

KTVU news footage from January 1969 featuring brief views of the Off Broadway club in San Francisco's North...

Aired: January 1969

Free raincoats and sunglasses at the Pussycat Theater

KRON-TV news footage from March 31, 1975 featuring scenes from the Pussycat Adult Theater on Broadway in San...

Aired: 3/31/1975

Goman's Gay 90s club goes topless (1967)

KRON-TV news footage from April 4, 1967 with reporter Jerry Jensen's featuring scenes from Goman's Gay 90s...

Aired: 4/5/1967

Hugh Hefner Opens Playboy Club In San Francisco (1965)

KTVU newsfilm footage from November 11th 1965 featuring silent views of American magazine publisher Hugh Hefner...

Aired: 11/11/1965

Hugh Hefner Opens Playboy Club In San Francisco (KRON)

KRON news footage from November 11th 1965 with reporter Art Brown featuring silent views of American magazine...

Aired: 11/11/1965

Hugh Hefner Press Conference in San Francisco (1971)

KPIX News footage from June 19th 1971 with reporter Rod Sherry featuring the arrival in San Francisco of Playboy...

Aired: 6/9/1971

Hugh Hefner with Barbi Benton in San Francisco (1971)

KRON News footage from June 9th 1971 featuring views of Playboy publisher Hugh Hefner and his companion Barbi Benton...

Aired: 6/9/1971

Implications of Supreme Court ruling on topless dancing

KPIX-TV news footage from December 5, 1972 with reporter Rollin Post featuring how a ruling by the Supreme Court may...

Aired: 12/6/1972

Interview with Virginia Kaye's attorney

KRON-TV news footage from 8/30/1966 featuring brief scenes of performance artist Virginia Kaye and her attorney...

Aired: 8/30/1966

Interview with Yvonne D'Angers

KRON-TV news footage from May 7th 1965 featuring brief views inside Big Al's and the Condor Club (silent and...

Aired: 5/7/1965

Lady Barker at Adult Show

KPIX Eyewitness News report from January 4th 1972 by Ed Arnow in San Francisco, featuring views of the Garden of...

Aired: 1/4/1972

Linda Lovelace talks about 'Deep Throat'

KPIX-TV news footage from April 26 1973 featuring brief scenes of pornographic actress Linda Lovelace being...

Aired: 4/26/1973

Marilyn Chambers Defends 'Behind the Green Door' (1973)

KRON-TV News footage from June 6th 1973 featuring brief scenes from a press conference by actress Marilyn Chambers...

Aired: 6/6/1973

Marilyn Chambers Press Conference on 'Behind the Green Door'

KPIX-TV Eyewitness news footage from June 6th 1973 featuring brief scenes from a press conference by actress Marilyn...

Aired: 6/6/1973

Marilyn Chambers continues to defend her work

KRON-TV news footage from June 25 1973 with reporter Jack Bates featuring scenes from a press conference with...

Aired: 6/25/1973

Melvin Belli Criticizes Police Crackdown on Topless Clubs

KRON-TV news footage from April 27th 1965 which opens with brief, silent views outside the off broadway topless club...

Aired: 4/27/1965

Melvin Belli Supports Topless Dancing (KRON-TV)

KRON-TV News footage from August 11th 1969 featuring a press conference by attorney Melvin Belli, who states his...

Aired: 8/11/1969

Melvin Belli on topless dancing and obscenity laws

KTVU news footage from c1965 featuring scenes from a press conference with attorney Melvin Belli in San Francisco,...

Aired: c1965

Mitchell Brothers On Creativity and Obscenity

KPIX News report by Belva Davis from August 26th 1969 featuring a press conference by the Mitchell Brothers, who...

Aired: 8/26/1969

Mitchell Brothers Press Conference

KRON-TV News footage August 15th 1969 featuring brief scenes from a press conference in San Francisco by attorney...

Aired: 8/15/1969

Mitchell Brothers Video Tape Store

KPIX Eyewitness News report from August 1st 1979 in San Francisco featuring views outside the Mitchell Brothers...

Aired: 8/1/79

North Beach Hearing About Public Decency

KRON-TV news footage from March 25th 1965 featuring scenes from a public hearing in North Beach with San Francisco...

Aired: 3/25/1965

North Beach Topless Bar Raids (1965)

KRON news footage from April 23rd 1965 with reporter Art Brown featuring scenes from San Francisco's North...

Aired: 4/23/1965

Palo Alto massage parlors

KPIX-TV news footage from February 16, 1977 featuring brief views (exterior and interior) of massage parlors in Palo...

Aired: 2/16/1977

People Are Talking in the Afternoon: Marilyn Chambers

An episode of KPIX-TV's show People Are Talking in the Afternoon, featuring an interview with "adult film...

Aired: 5/22/1984

People On The Street Talk About Topless Dancing (1965)

KRON-TV news footage from April 27th 1965 feturing scenes of reporter Art Brown interviewing people on the streets...

Aired: 4/27/1965

Pink Pussy Kat Trial In Sacramento

KPIX News report by Mike Lee from August 22nd 1969 featuring scenes from the Largo strip club in Sacramento, where...

Aired: 8/22/1969

Raid on the Mitchell Brothers Ultra Room

KPIX Eyewitness News report from June 14th 1977 by Jim Avila featuring a police raid on the Mitchell Brothers Ultra...

Aired: 6/14/1977

San Francisco Topless Obscenity Case

KRON-TV news fotoage from April 28th 1965 with reporter Art Brown featuring silent and sound views of lawyer Melvin...

Aired: 4/28/1965

San Francisco's first fully nude act at the Roaring Twenties Club (1966)

KRON-TV news footage from 8/26/1966 with reporter Jack Bates featuring scenes from San Francisco's Hall of...

Aired: 8/26/1966

San Jose Porno Drive In Theater

KRON-TV Newscenter 4 report by Dick Courier in San Jose from May 30th 1978, featuring the controversy surrounding a...

Aired: 5/30/1978

Skin Flick Raid on the O'Farrell Theater

KRON-TV News footage from August 14th 1969 featuring views of local TV cameras crews following police into a San...

Aired: 8/14/1969

Street views on Broadway

KPIX-TV news footage from May 3, 1974 featuring brief silent street views of topless clubs on Broadway in San...

Aired: 5/3/1974

Supervisor Robert E. Gonzales on "bottomless legislation"

KRON-TV news footage from June 25, 1973 featuring brief (slightly out-of-focus) scenes from an interview with San...

Aired: 6/25/1973

The Decline of North Beach's Topless Bars (1968)

KPIX-TV special Eyewitness News report from January 15th 1968 by Jim Harwood which features how North Beach's...

Aired: 1/15/1968

The Pink Poodle Topless Bust

KPIX-TV news footage from May 3, 1973 with reporter Pat O'Brien featuring scenes from The Pink Poodle topless...

Aired: 5/3/1973

Topless Arrests at the Cellar Club (c1965)

KTVU silent news footage from c1965 featuring scenes of topless dancers being arrested at The Cellar club in San...

Aired: c1965

Topless Court Hearing

KRON News footage from May 3rd 1965 in San Francisco featuring silent views outside a courtroom which is hearing a...

Aired: 5/3/1965

Topless Court Ruling by Judge Leo R. Friedman

KRON-TV news footage from May 7th 1965 featuring scenes from the courtroom of Judge Leo R. Friedman in San...

Aired: 5/7/1965

Topless club signage (1973)

KPIX-TV news footage from May 1, 1973 featuring brief views of topless club signage at night on Broadway, in San...

Aired: 5/1/1973

Topless club signage at night on Broadway (1974)

KPIX-TV news footage from September 6, 1974 featuring brief, silent views of topless club signage at night on...

Aired: 9/6/1974

Topless dancers object to joining culinary workers union

KPIX-TV news footage from March 12, 1975 with reporter Rita Trevino featuring scenes from a press conference held on...

Aired: 3/12/1975

Topless dancers picket outside Pat Montandon's apartment

KRON-TV news footage from January 30, 1967 featuring brief, silent scenes of topless dancers - including Gaye Marcia...

Aired: 1/30/1967

Topless dancers picket outside the Peppermint Tree club

KRON-TV news footage from 3/29/1966 featuring silent views of topless dancers picketing outside the Peppermint Tree...

Aired: 3/29/1966

Topless dancing guidelines from city

KRON-TV news footage from June 19, 1973 with reporter Jack Bates featuring a brief interview...

Aired: 6/19/1973

Topless protest against Pat Michaels talk show at Jack London Square

KTVU news footage from March 20 1968 featuring silent views of women from topless dancing bars picketing outside the...

Aired: 3/20/1968

Views of topless clubs on Broadway (1973)

KPIX-TV news footage from May 30, 1973 featuring brief, silent views of topless clubs on Broadway, in San...

Aired: 5/30/1973

Yvonne D'Angers chains herself to Golden Gate Bridge

KRON-TV news footage from August 30 1966 with reporter Art Brown featuring views of burlesque dancer ...

Aired: 8/30/1966

Yvonne D'Angers denies claim of fraudulent marriage

KRON-TV news footage from June 28 1966 in with reporter Art Brown featuring scenes from a press conference by...

Aired: 6/28/1966