Modestly entertaining murder yarn featuring Marie Windsor as a nasty beyotch who manages to pile up so many enemies that you know she is going to get bumped off. When somebody pumps two slugs into her (by the way, her stunt double does a nice roll down a flight of stairs), suspicion falls on her husband (John Archer), who was trying to get a divorce from her so he can marry Nancy Gates. But there are plenty of other suspects as well:
a. Her assistant (Jil Jarmyn) who is ticked off at her for ruining her engagement to a guy named Dick (Richard Crane) who owns a fishing boat b. Dick, who is ticked off for the same reason c. An art critic (Patric Knowles) who was carrying on with Windsor before being dumped d. Archer's father (Douglas Wood), who is willing to pay off Windsor
As is usual in films of this type, one of the suspects manages to solve the case, and the ending is pretty much by-the-book. Still, it's worth a look for Windsor's performance.
Best exchange: Wood: "Any way you look at it, that woman's a witch." Archer: "No matter how you spell it."
a. Her assistant (Jil Jarmyn) who is ticked off at her for ruining her engagement to a guy named Dick (Richard Crane) who owns a fishing boat b. Dick, who is ticked off for the same reason c. An art critic (Patric Knowles) who was carrying on with Windsor before being dumped d. Archer's father (Douglas Wood), who is willing to pay off Windsor
As is usual in films of this type, one of the suspects manages to solve the case, and the ending is pretty much by-the-book. Still, it's worth a look for Windsor's performance.
Best exchange: Wood: "Any way you look at it, that woman's a witch." Archer: "No matter how you spell it."