Sixteen 51 years old

"Mercedes McCambridge is Ma Irtley. Threatened with salvation... Her daughter ravaged... Her son seduced... That's what $8,000 got the Irtleys!"

Hickspoiltation film from the early 1970s ostensibly starring Oscar nominee Mercedes McCambridge, but really more a film looking for an excuse to show off Simone Griffeth's beauty. She plays a daughter of a swamp family. The whole family goes to a carnival where she is seduced by an older male performer, while her teen brother is seduced by an older female performer.

Credits

Sixteen Cast

Name Character
Ford Rainey He was 63, 96 years old when he died as Father
Maidie Norman She was 59, 85 years old when she died as Aunt Ada
Parley Baer He was 57, 88 years old when he died as Reverend
Simone Griffeth She was 22, now 73 years old as Naomi
Beverly Powers She was 32, now 84 years old as Carmelita
Mercedes McCambridge She was 54, 85 years old when she died as Mother
Buddy Foster He was 14, now 66 years old as J.C.
Mitchell Edmonds He was 32, now 84 years old as County Road Representative

Sixteen Crew

Name Department
Vilis Lapenieks as Director of Photography. He was 40 (55) years old when He died Camera
Edward Mann as Editor. He was 49 (72) years old when He died Editing
Lawrence Dobkin as Director. He was 52 (83) years old when He died Directing
Sixteen poster
Sixteen (51 years)

"Mercedes McCambridge is Ma Irtley. Threatened with salvation... Her daughter ravaged... Her son seduced... That's what $8,000 got the Irtleys!"

  • Release day: Saturday, June 03, 1972
  • Runtime: 96 minutes