Carol Doda Topless at the Condor

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Carol Doda Topless at the Condor

R

2024

1h 40m

Documentary

Biography

History

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Against the backdrop of the 1964 Republican Convention, a San Francisco cocktail waitress became one of the city's most popular entertainers after making her debut as America's first topless dancer. The new documentary feature Carol Doda Topless at the Condor tells the story of the fresh-faced girl next door who defied convention and the law by gyrating atop a white baby grand piano and turning a North Beach nightclub into the city's second-most-popular tourist attraction after the Golden Gate Bridge. Meanwhile, Doda's very public use of silicone to enhance her breasts launched a new industry. Directors Marlo McKenzie and Jonathan Parker share an unprecedented look at Doda's life and legacy, as well as a behind-the-scenes tour of the vibrant, sometimes outrageous and always entertaining world of North Beach.

Johanna Schneller

Globe and Mail

04/08/2024

What I see is a social media influencer before social media, a person who did whatever it took to keep us looking, especially if that meant she didn’t have to look too deeply at herself.

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Thelma Adams

AARP Movies for Grownups

03/29/2024

4/5

The film, jam-packed with historical footage, is a fun and fascinating tour of a vice that seems benign in retrospect in the age of ubiquitous internet porn.

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Robert Abele

Los Angeles Times

03/25/2024

As a portrait of an offbeat showbiz world pushing the boundaries of expression, led by a no-holds-barred icon, “Carol Doda Topless at the Condor” is a buoyant tribute to a life of exposure.

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Lindsay Pugh

Woman in Revolt

06/06/2024

This is a somewhat formulaic documentary about an enigmatic person. If you're looking for an introduction to Doda's life and legacy, watching this film is a solid place to begin, but it doesn't do anything particularly revelatory.

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Jeff Mitchell

Phoenix Film Festival

05/11/2024

3/4

‘Carol Doda Topless at the Condor’ is a revealing, insightful documentary.

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Todd Jorgenson

Cinemalogue

04/19/2024

Both amusing and insightful, this documentary about the aspiring actress who become a stripping pioneer provides thoughtful context into her career even as it lacks detail into her personal life.

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Sue

03/31/2024

Excellent documentary, told in linear fashion, loved seeing the people and places I knew as I lived in San Francisco at this time and saw Carol Doda.

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David F

@dfulmer 05/01/2024

This is a nice documentary about a burlesque dancer in San Francisco who got started in the 1960s and lived a very colourful life. This is just great local history.

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Jim E

@RT62503242 04/25/2024

Excellent documentary about Doda's life as a star beginning in the 60's! I loved it!

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Synopsis

Against the backdrop of the 1964 Republican Convention, a San Francisco cocktail waitress became one of the city's most popular entertainers after making her debut as America's first topless dancer. The new documentary feature Carol Doda Topless at the Condor tells the story of the fresh-faced girl next door who defied convention and the law by gyrating atop a white baby grand piano and turning a North Beach nightclub into the city's second-most-popular tourist attraction after the Golden Gate Bridge. Meanwhile, Doda's very public use of silicone to enhance her breasts launched a new industry. Directors Marlo McKenzie and Jonathan Parker share an unprecedented look at Doda's life and legacy, as well as a behind-the-scenes tour of the vibrant, sometimes outrageous and always entertaining world of North Beach.

Director: Marlo McKenzie, Jonathan Parker
Producer: Lars Ulrich, Jonathan Parker, Marlo McKenzie, Vince Palomino
Distributor: Picturehouse
Production Co: Parker Film Company
Rating: R (Some Sexual Material|Drug Content|Language|Graphic Nudity Throughout)
Genre: Documentary, Biography, History
Original Language: English
Release Date (Theaters): Mar 22, 2024, Limited
Box Office (Gross USA): $101.1K
Runtime: 1h 40m

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