Secrets of a Windmill Girl

Secrets of a Windmill Girl is a 1966 British exploitation film directed by Arnold L. Miller. It recounts the road to ruin of a young woman (Pauline Collins) who becomes involved with the striptease scene after becoming a dancer at the Windmill Theatre in London. The film features fan dances by former Windmill Theatre Company performers. It was originally released in Britain as part of a double bill with Naked as Nature Intended.

Cast

 * Pauline Collins as Pat Lord
 * April Wilding as Linda Grey
 * Renée Houston as Molly - Dresser
 * Derek Bond as Inspector Thomas
 * Harry Fowler as Harry
 * Howard Marion-Crawford as	Richard - Producer
 * Peter Gordeno as Peter
 * Peter Swanwick as Len Mason
 * Martin Jarvis as Mike, Windmill Stage Manager
 * Leon Cortez as 'Uncle Marty'

Music
Malcolm Lockyer composed the score, from which a suite was extracted. Valerie Mitchell's single The Windmill Girls, composed by Sidney Gilbert, was used as the theme tune for the film. Mitchell was a singer and cabaret dancer, the sister of former Windmill girl Janie Jones. Dana Gillespie, aged 17 in only her second film appearance, sings and plays guitar in several brief extracts.

Critical reception
A reviewer in TV Guide wrote that "the premise of this film is compelling, but the treatment is empty-headed"; and The Spinning Image asked, "and those hoping for titillation? As with so much of the sexually-themed cinema of this (British) nation, they were offered it with a moralistic angle, as if telling the audience off for their prurience."