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01/09/1965 Crime, Drama, Thriller 1h 34m
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Why with everybody else - why with every slob ... and not with me?

Overview

A grim police detective embarks on a one-man crusade to track down a depraved sex maniac when a nightclub deejay receives a disturbing series of obscene phone calls. Finding himself getting far too close to the victim for comfort, the hard-boiled cop must track down the unbalanced pervert before he can carry out his sick threats.

  1. Joseph Cates

    Director

Top billed cast

  1. Sal Mineo

    Lawrence Sherman

  2. Juliet Prowse

    Norah Dain

  3. Jan Murray

    Lt. Dave Madden

  4. Elaine Stritch

    Marian Freeman

  5. Margot Bennett

    Edie Sherman

  6. Daniel J. Travanti

    Carlo

  7. Diana Moore

    Pam Madden

  8. Frank Campanella

    Police Captain

  9. Bruce Glover

    Frank

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A review by CinemaSerf
Written by CinemaSerf on 2024-11-20
There's something quite untypically erotic about the opening scenes of this film as the scantily clad "Larry" (Sal Mineo) telephones a woman and talks suggestively to her. Though not explicit by current standards, this whole film take quite an honest approach to the issues faced by "Norah" (Juliet Prowse) as she becomes more and more frustrated by this stranger who becomes more daring. She reports it to the police and they assign "Lt. Madden" (Jan Murray) to the case. It's clear quite quickly that he has some skin in the game here - but can she trust even him? When her stalker starts to bother...read the rest
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