Strip Tease Murder

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]

Strip Tease Murder
Original British lobby card
Directed byErnest Morris
Produced byEdward J. Danziger
Harry Lee Danziger
Ralph Ingram
Written byPaul Tabori
StarringJohn Hewer
Ann Lynn
Music byBill LeSage
CinematographyPaddy Aherne
Edited byDerek Parsons
Production
company
Distributed byParamount British Pictures (UK)
Release date
March 1961 (UK)
Running time
66 minutes
CountryUnited Kingdom
LanguageEnglish

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
  1. Strip Tease Murder at BBFC
  2. "DANZIGER FILMS". 78rpm.co.uk.
  3. "Strip Tease Murder (1963)". BFI. Archived from the original on 12 July 2012.
  4. Hal Erickson. "Strip Tease Murder (1963) – Ernest Morris – Synopsis, Characteristics, Moods, Themes and Related – AllMovie". AllMovie.
  5. http://www.thespinningimage.co.uk/cultfilms/displaycultfilm.asp?reviewid=6319


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