Strip Tease Murder
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Directed by | Ernest Morris |
Written by | Paul Tabori |
Produced by | Edward J. Danziger Harry Lee Danziger Ralph Ingram |
Starring | John Hewer Ann Lynn |
Cinematography | Paddy Aherne |
Edited by | Derek Parsons |
Music by | Bill LeSage |
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Distributed by | Paramount British Pictures (UK) |
Release date | March 1961 (UK) |
Running time | 66 minutes |
Country | United Kingdom |
Language | English |
Strip Tease Murder is a low budget 1961 British film thriller directed by Ernest Morris and starring John Hewer and Ann Lynn.[1][2][3]
Plot
Diana, a stripper, is electrocuted during a dance routine on stage at the Flamingo Club. Her husband, compere Bert Black, turns detective to investigate. He suspects Diana was murdered for a crime she didn't commit, but proving it to the satisfaction of Inspector Forbes is another matter.
Cast
- John Hewer as Bert
- Ann Lynn as Rita
- Jean Muir as Diana
- Vanda Hudson as Angelin
- Kenneth J. Warren as Branco
- Carl Duering as Rocco
- Michael Peake as Martin
- Leon Cortez as Lou
- Peter Elliot as Perkel
- Trevor Reid as Inspector Forbes
- Christine Child, Judy Collins, Janet Hall and Lita Howard as Flamingo dancers
- Mitzi Bardot, Vicki Grey, Margo Mitchell and Shari as Flamingo showgirls
- Robert Mooney as Mechanic
- Robert Crewdson as Andy
- Michael Blake as Mike
- Walter Horsbrugh as Doctor
Critical reception
Hal Erickson in Allmovie called it a "lurid British potboiler",[4] while in The Spinning Image, Graeme Clarke wrote, "Strip Tease Murder had a title which promised far more lurid thrills than the censorship of the day would have allowed them to deliver on, although as far as the nudity went it was still going further than most of its contemporaries. Yet you could see as much in such higher profile fare as Expresso Bongo, and probably be more entertained by a better standard of production to boot...now appearing whimsically old-fashioned, Strip Tease Murder was unlikely to find an enduring reception outside of vintage exploitation fans."[5]
References
- ^ Strip Tease Murder at BBFC
- ^ "DANZIGER FILMS". 78rpm.co.uk.
- ^ "Strip Tease Murder (1963)". BFI. Archived from the original on 12 July 2012.
- ^ Hal Erickson. "Strip Tease Murder (1963) – Ernest Morris – Synopsis, Characteristics, Moods, Themes and Related – AllMovie". AllMovie.
- ^ http://www.thespinningimage.co.uk/cultfilms/displaycultfilm.asp?reviewid=6319
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