Not Tonite, Henry! (1960): cast, story & where to watch

Released in 1960, Not Tonite, Henry! is a notable film directed by W. Merle Connell, running about 64 minutes. “Not recommended if you blush easily!” — that tagline sets the tone.

What it’s about. One of the early color near-nudie films and was re-shown often by, mostly, drive-in theatre owners in need of a quick cash fix. They would hang out the "Adults Only" sign, thereby ensuring that every high school and junior high boy (and more than a few dads) within an hour's drive would storm the gate, and turn on the pop corn machine and then hot-foot it to the night-deposit at the bank. "Not Tonight, Henry" (the actual title and not an alternate title as some seem to think) was a large step up in quality for director W. Merle Connell in that it was in color and also not just a static-camera filming of a burlesque show inside of one of L. A.'s smoky, grind house burlesques. The girls were still out of burlesque, as were Hank Henry and Little Jack Little: Hank Henry is more than a little frustrated at the "lack of attention" he is getting at home from his wife and starts dreaming up amorous escapades with sirens from the past...

Who’s in it. Not Tonite, Henry! stars Hank Henry as Henry + Henry's various historical personas, Valkyra as Henry's Wife, Doreen Dare as Girl in bar / Cleopatra and Joanne Berges as Girl in bar / Josephine, among others.

How it landed. With an audience score of 3.7/10, Not Tonite, Henry! has proved divisive with audiences.

Where to watch. In US you can stream it on Cultpix. See the full, country-by-country breakdown on our where to watch Not Tonite, Henry! page.