No screen credits is a wise move for "Carnal Go-Round", an example of the "anything that will go through a projector for an hour" nature of much of early porn feature production, after the stags went theatrical circa 1970. Some recognizable cast faces make this barely watchable on the level of "oh, there's Sandy Carey!" responses by the viewer.
The six scenes are crudely strung together without benefit of much interstitial connective tissue, so instead we get a quaint throwback to Silent Era inter-titles, befitting the mainly MOS footage. The cast, including voluble lead Becky Sharpe, get to enunciate at a party scene, where the nominal plot unfolds, centered on a creepy, manipulative bad guy.
But it's the mechanical sex that dominates this clunker, featuring Mr. Ugly himself, Henry Ferris and old reliable Ric Lutze getting their share of sack time. Hairy-bushed Carmen Olivera has a significant role, while Sandy Carey is completely wasted.
Film ends with another movie world reference,as Becky addresses the camera with the Looney Tunes cartoon sign off "That's All Folks!" It may be all but it ain't much.
Vinegar Syndrome unleashed this stinker 44 years after on one of its new 12-hour compilations, only making me long for the pioneer work in this arena by Something Weird Video. At its current pace, VS may end up reissuing the bulk of the SWV catalog, a recycling that I find to be a total waste of time and effort.
