The Swinger (1966)

A writer (Ann-Margret) is determined to have her short stories published in a racy men's journal (not unlike Playboy magazine). But the publisher (Anthony Franciosa) rejects her stories as too wholesome. So she writes a racy story that she claims is based on her life and must pretend to be a promiscuous swinger in order to prove the fiction is real. Directed by George Sidney (BYE BYE BIRDIE). A real turkey! An artifact of the "swinging 60s" that hasn't aged well though I suspect it looked pretty silly even in 1966. The "degenerate" wild life of Ann-Margret's character wouldn't shock anyone except maybe Walt Disney! Ann-Margret shot to stardom with BYE BYE BIRDIE and then VIVA LAS VEGAS but those films sealed her fate as a sex kitten, an American version of Brigitte Bardot. Even when she was in a good movie giving a good performance (like THE CINCINNATI KID), she was playing the sex kitten. Movies like this did her no favors and her career hit a wall until she was rescued by CARNAL KNOWLEDGE (1971) where she proved herself as an actress. With Robert Coote, Barbara Nichols, Yvonne Romain, Horace McMahon, Nydia Westman, Corinne Cole and Mary LaRoche.