Losing herself in alcohol and New York City, sexy stripper Lola Albright (as Iris Hartford) gets hotter than hot after her air conditioner "craps out" in the middle of summer. When seventeen-year-old Scott Marlowe (as Vito Perugino), the superintendence's handsome Italian son, is sent to fix her busted switch, Ms. Albright seduces him with liquor and lipstick. The couple enjoy their "older woman, younger man" romance, but Albright keeps her "dirty" profession on the back burner. Mr. Marlowe thinks she's a model or actress. All goes well until Albright accepts a stripping job from one of her ex-husbands. Cued in by a streetwise pal, Marlowe goes to see his lover swivel her bikini-clad hips for a mob of horny old men...
The "strip show" makes Marlowe reconsider his feelings for Albright, but she wants to keep "going steady" with the younger man. This ridiculous story is strengthened by the fact that the co-stars play it straight. Albright is sexy and serious, even when exclaiming lines like, "I want him, I want my baby!" Marlowe is clearly too old for the part, but stays in character. The unbelievable "Adventures of Ozzie and Harriet" teenager Skip Young (as Al) actually makes Marlowe look younger. There are sensitive supporting performances from Herschel Bernardi as one of her castaways, and Joe DeSantis as his understanding papa. Debuting director Alexander Singer and cameraman Floyd Crosby give "A Cold Wind in August" a fresh look.
******* A Cold Wind in August (7/26/61) Alexander Singer ~ Lola Albright, Scott Marlowe, Herschel Bernardi, Joe DeSantis