A blackmailing tabloid publisher (Dennis Price) becomes the target of various murder plots by his victims in "Your Past is Showing," also known as "The Naked Truth," a 1957 British film starring Peter Sellers, Terry-Thomas, Peggy Mount, Shirley Eaton, and Joan Sims. Price is Nigel Dennis, whose paper, The Naked Truth, is prepared to print damaging stories unless Nigel receives a 10,000 pound contribution to his favorite charity - himself. Among his victims are a lord (Terry-Thomas), an entertainer (Sellers), a murder mystery writer (Mount), and a model (Eaton). The writer decides on murder by drowning, the entertainer wants to plant a bomb, and the model wants to go to the police.
A very funny concept with some good scenes, "The Naked Truth" suffers from uneven performances and a script that could have been a lot better. Peggy Mount and Joan Sims are way, way over the top in their portrayals of the writer and her nervous daughter. Sellers and Terry-Thomas, on the other hand, give very balanced performances and are quite funny.
Enjoyable, but one wishes it was just a notch or two better.
A very funny concept with some good scenes, "The Naked Truth" suffers from uneven performances and a script that could have been a lot better. Peggy Mount and Joan Sims are way, way over the top in their portrayals of the writer and her nervous daughter. Sellers and Terry-Thomas, on the other hand, give very balanced performances and are quite funny.
Enjoyable, but one wishes it was just a notch or two better.