Over-Exposed

Over-Exposed

C-girl--curves and a camera!

NR 1956 · 80 min · ★ 5.2 · Drama, Crime

This titillating bit of pulp sensationalism was the last in a string of "B" films that Cleo Moore starred in at Columbia. Moore plays Lila Crane, an ambitious clip-joint floozie turned photographer with flexible morals and a penchant for fast money.

Directed by Lewis Seiler · Written by Gil Orlovitz

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