I have been reviewing films all my life, semi-professionally in the past and for the past 10 or 12 years on imdb and more recently in letterboxd and facebook. The idea of this blog is to get as many of those reviews gathered together in one place. I have had a great deal of support and encouragement from a lot of people throughout the world and I hope that continues. Now for the ratings. **** = not to be missed. *** = highly recommended. ** = recommended. * = of interest and no stars = avoid..
Friday, 18 January 2019
THE GIRL IN BLACK STOCKINGS no stars
I'd never actually heard of "The Girl in Black Stockings" until I saw it
and now that I have, I'm not surprised why. This atrocious Z-Movie is
the kind of thing that its cast would rather leave off their CV's though
I doubt if it would have done much harm to the careers of Lex Barker,
John Dehner, Ron Randell, Marie Windsor and a certain Miss Mamie Van
Doren who also appeared in "The Navy Vs the Night Monsters" and "Voyage
to the Planet of Prehistoric Women". However, I think
leading lady Anne Bancroft, a few years before stage-fame and
Oscar-glory in "The Miracle Worker", would rather we forget she was ever
associated with such drivel. Actually, the whodunit plot, (party-girl
is murdered at a posh resort and everyone's a suspect), isn't that bad
but the dreadful script, inept direction, (by Howard W. Koch), and
appalling acting by everybody, Bancroft included, make this a Grade A
turkey that should be avoided at all costs.
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