Falling Pteruges

Joe Leitel removes Alan Parker's pteruges.  Alan gets his revenge while Bruce Reed restrains Joe.  

All this was just a pretense to get the guys nearly naked in the slapstick comedy Ben-Hurry by Zenith.  These guys made silly and sexy work.  Five stars 

Ben-Hurry

Three more photographs from the knee-slapping comedy Ben-Hurry by Zenith. 

Top photo, from the left: Joe Leitel, Bruce Reed and Alan Parker.  

Time For Some Comedy

From the Zenith film Ben-Hurry.  Top photo, from the left: Joe Leitel, Bruce Reed and Alan Parker play hijinks on the set of this comedy by Richard Fontaine.  Filmed at the AMG studio and released in 1959, this was one of Joe's first films.  I think this was Bruce and Alan's only film.  

Bruce was the biggest of the three, but I remember reading somewhere each of the guys stood over 6ft tall and weighed between 185lbs to 200lbs.  

Laugh Fest

Joe Leitel, Bruce Reed and Alan Parker strike a pose in the Zenith Pictures film Ben-Hurry. 

The guys are movie extras in a big budget film, but their high jinks get them in all kinds of trouble on the set. Comedy abounds in this gem filmed at the AMG studio. 

More from Ben-Hurry

From the left: Alan Parker, Joe Leitel and Bruce Reed in a still from the Zenith film Ben-Hurry released in 1959.  The film was made at the AMG studio. 

Joe was a newlywed during this production and his wedding band is clearly visible in this photo.  Close observers will notice Alan's pubes are visible in this photo -- a rarity for the time.  

Ben-Hurry

A few stills from Ben-Hurry (Get it?) filmed by Zenith Films on the AMG lot.  This was billed as a comedy and it has its moments. 

Top photo: That's Joe Leitel on his back in one of his first of many films.  The muscular Bruce Reed is kneeling over him while the blond Alan Parker watches.