John Jesnor Lindsay (born 1939) is a former Scottish photographer and adult film-maker who was active during the late 1960s and the 1970s. A former student of the Glasgow School of Art, Lindsay began his career as a photojournalist with limited financial success. By the late 1960s Lindsay had begun photographing nudes for adult magazines including Penthouse and Mayfair.
Lindsay filmed his short films on 16 mm film for distribution on 8 mm film, which was the major market. By 1974, Lindsay had made around 100 films for the 8mm market.
Classroom Lover starred 19-year-old David Freeman, a former head boy, and Colin Richards, who was a school caretaker.[1]
LegalityEdit
Lindsay had numerous confrontations with the law and obscenity charges made against him; he was tried in October 1974 , when the jury were unable to reach a majority verdict);[citation needed] he was retried on 20 November 1974 and found not guilty,[citation needed] and in July 1977 he was found not guilty.[citation needed]
First trialsEdit
Lindsay’s 1974 defence said he was shooting pornography for export only and that, prior to shooting such material, Lindsay had visited Scotland Yard and been told he would not be acting illegally if he was shooting porn for release outside the UK.[2] The prosecution’s case argued Lindsay's films were being offered for sale within the UK and that a domestic distribution network for his films existed.[citation needed]
After the not guilty verdict, Lindsay began openly selling his 8 mm films in the UK, and he discovered a legal loophole in which hardcore films could be screened in British cinemas if they were run on a "Membership Only" club basis. The premises had to be privately owned and customers had to sign a membership form. Such cinemas had been using this loophole to show soft core sex films since 1960, when Tony Tenser opened the Compton Cinema Club in London's Soho.[3] These cinemas were free to show material without it first being passed by the British censor, and would also be immune to prosecution under the obscene publications act.
By the early 1970s, such cinemas showed mainly soft American films, often with a violent S&M theme, such as Love Camp 7, Mondo Fruedo and The Smut Peddler. Lindsay was the first person to introduce hardcore films to the membership-only cinemas when he opened the London Blue Movie Centre in Berwick Street and the Taboo Club in Great Newport Street, the latter promising its customers "good uncensored porn in all its intricate cock raising forms".[4] Other rival cinemas followed suit, notably the Cineclub 24 in Tottenham Court Road, the Compton Cinema, and the Exxon cinema club in Danbury Street, Islington.
Further legal issuesEdit
Police interest in Lindsay's activities intensified in the late 1970s: his premises were raided several times and attempts were made to close Lindsay's cinemas on charges of "running a disorderly house".[citation needed] Undercover police officers became members of Lindsay's cinema to gain evidence in the hope of catching audience members masturbating. Lindsay said an insider at Scotland Yard informed the police had been given orders to close his business down by all means necessary.[citation needed] In the early 1980s, Lindsay had begun selling compilations of his films on video, taking advantage of the then-unregulated British video industry, and selling them at £45 per tape through mail order. The tapes generally contained two or three films and professionally made trailers for other Lindsay titles.[5]
Australia Trailer for 'The Pornbrokers' on YouTube
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remove this template message John Jesnor Lindsay born 1939 is a former Scottish photographer and adult film maker who was active during the late 1960s and the 1970s A former student of the Glasgow School of Art Lindsay began his career as a photojournalist with limited financial success By the late 1960s Lindsay had begun photographing nudes for adult magazines including Penthouse and Mayfair Lindsay filmed his short films on 16 mm film for distribution on 8 mm film which was the major market By 1974 Lindsay had made around 100 films for the 8mm market Contents 1 Works 2 Legality 2 1 First trials 2 2 Further legal issues 3 Partial filmography 4 See also 5 References 6 Further reading 7 External linksWorks EditClassroom Lover starred 19 year old David Freeman a former head boy and Colin Richards who was a school caretaker 1 Legality EditLindsay had numerous confrontations with the law and obscenity charges made against him he was tried in October 1974 when the jury were unable to reach a majority verdict citation needed he was retried on 20 November 1974 and found not guilty citation needed and in July 1977 he was found not guilty citation needed First trials Edit Lindsay s 1974 defence said he was shooting pornography for export only and that prior to shooting such material Lindsay had visited Scotland Yard and been told he would not be acting illegally if he was shooting porn for release outside the UK 2 The prosecution s case argued Lindsay s films were being offered for sale within the UK and that a domestic distribution network for his films existed citation needed After the not guilty verdict Lindsay began openly selling his 8 mm films in the UK and he discovered a legal loophole in which hardcore films could be screened in British cinemas if they were run on a Membership Only club basis The premises had to be privately owned and customers had to sign a membership form Such cinemas had been using this loophole to show soft core sex films since 1960 when Tony Tenser opened the Compton Cinema Club in London s Soho 3 These cinemas were free to show material without it first being passed by the British censor and would also be immune to prosecution under the obscene publications act By the early 1970s such cinemas showed mainly soft American films often with a violent S amp M theme such as Love Camp 7 Mondo Fruedo and The Smut Peddler Lindsay was the first person to introduce hardcore films to the membership only cinemas when he opened the London Blue Movie Centre in Berwick Street and the Taboo Club in Great Newport Street the latter promising its customers good uncensored porn in all its intricate cock raising forms 4 Other rival cinemas followed suit notably the Cineclub 24 in Tottenham Court Road the Compton Cinema and the Exxon cinema club in Danbury Street Islington Further legal issues Edit Police interest in Lindsay s activities intensified in the late 1970s his premises were raided several times and attempts were made to close Lindsay s cinemas on charges of running a disorderly house citation needed Undercover police officers became members of Lindsay s cinema to gain evidence in the hope of catching audience members masturbating Lindsay said an insider at Scotland Yard informed the police had been given orders to close his business down by all means necessary citation needed In the early 1980s Lindsay had begun selling compilations of his films on video taking advantage of the then unregulated British video industry and selling them at 45 per tape through mail order The tapes generally contained two or three films and professionally made trailers for other Lindsay titles 5 Partial filmography EditThis section of a biography of a living person does not include any references or sources Please help by adding reliable sources Contentious material about living people that is unsourced or poorly sourced must be removed immediately Find sources John Jesnor Lindsay news newspapers books scholar JSTOR July 2023 Learn how and when to remove this template message Miss Bohrloch 1970 Betrayed Oral Connection 1971 Wet Nymph Sex Angle Sex Ahoy Oh Nurse Desire Health Farm Jolly Hockey Sticks White Hunter Convent of Sin Triangle of Lust Boarding School End of Term Amanda at Night Fruits of Sin Hot Sensations Kiki and Lil Misadventure Sexational Sex kitten Untamed indicates films cited at Lindsay s obscenity trials citation needed See also EditPornography in the United KingdomReferences Edit Fleshpot Headpress publishing 2000 Jolly Hockey Sticks the career of John Lindsay Britain s Taboo Film Maker of the Seventies Lindsay also makes this claim in the 2001 television documentary The History of Hardcore Hamilton John 2005 Beasts in the Cellar the exploitation film career of Tony Tenser FAB Press John Lindsay Ad circa 1976 List of Lindsay films released on UK video Archived from the original on 22 July 2011 Further reading EditSheridan Simon 2011 Keeping the British End Up Four Decades of Saucy Cinema fourth edition Titan Books Lindsay John 1975 The Sexorcist External links EditTaboo Films Collection John Lindsay at IMDb John Lindsay in 2001 Australia Trailer for The Pornbrokers on YouTube Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title John Jesnor Lindsay amp oldid 1169407266, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
