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Candy Stripe Nurses is a 1974 American comedy film written and directed by Alan Holleb, and starring Candice Rialson. Produced and distributed by New World Pictures , it was the last in their popular "nurses cycle" of films that commenced with The Student Nurses (1970).
She co-starred in Bonnie's Kids (1973) when she was only 15, including appearing topless, as well as Candy Stripe Nurses (1974) and Return to Macon County (1975). [3] She appeared in a number of made for television films and guest starred in a number of primetime series, include Marcus Welby, M.D. , Happy Days , Barnaby Jones , Charlie's Angels ...
Candice Ann Rialson (December 18, 1951 – March 31, 2006), also known as Candy Rialson, was an American actress known for her starring role in Hollywood Boulevard (1976). ). According to one obituary, "although never reluctant to take her clothes off, Rialson was always more 'cutie' than sleazy, but she became so notorious for her B-movie work that mainstream directors hesitated to hire her"
Hospital volunteers, also known as candy stripers in the United States, work without regular pay in a variety of health care settings, usually under the direct supervision of nurses. The term candy striper is derived from the red-and-white striped pinafores that female volunteers traditionally wore, which are culturally reminiscent of candy canes .
Student Nurses led to a "cycle" of nurse pictures, including Private Duty Nurses (the first film directed by George Armitage), Night Call Nurses (1972) (the first feature directed by Jonathan Kaplan), The Young Nurses and Candy Stripe Nurses (1975). There was also The Student Teachers (1973) and Summer School Teachers (1974).
Her other film credits include Dirty O'Neil (1974), Candy Stripe Nurses (1974), Cover Girl Models (1975), [2] the John Landis cult-comedy The Kentucky Fried Movie (1977), and Malibu Beach (1978). Retired from acting, Strohmeier lives in Orange County, California with her two sons.
The latter was directed by Jonathan Kalpan and produced by Corman's wife Julie. Kaplan later recalled, "After Night Call Nurses was done, I didn’t talk to him again for a while. Then Julie called me and said, ‘We’re a big hit in Tallahassee! Roger wants you to come out and make the same movie, but with teachers instead of nurses'." [7]
According to Filmink magazine, Julie Corman had an underappreciated influence on her husband's output: . She produced some of New World’s strongest femme driven films (Summer School Teachers, Lady in Red), the best movies made by Jim Wynorski (Chopping Mall) and Barbara Peeters (Summer School Teachers), and early films from Martin Scorsese (Boxcar Bertha) and Jonathan Kaplan (Night Call ...