Mannequin in Red (1958)
"Mannekäng i rött" (original title)

A model is murdered at a famous fashion house and the Hillmans start to investigate. Kajsa Hillman is employed as a model and discovers that several people had motives to kill the model who... See full summary »

Director:

Arne Mattsson

Writers:

Folke Mellvig (novel), Folke Mellvig (screenplay),

Stars:

Anita Björk, Lillebil Ibsen, Nils Hallberg

Cast

Cast overview, first billed only:
Anita Björk	...	Birgitta Lindell
Lillebil Ibsen	...	Thyra Lennberg
Nils Hallberg	...	Freddy Sjöström
Gio Petré	...	Gabriella von Hook
Bengt Brunskog	...	Johan Robert 'Bobbie' Nordahl
Lena Granhagen	...	Sonja Svensson
Lennart Lindberg	...	Rickard von Hook
Kotti Chave	...	Sune Öhrgren, police inspector
Lissi Alandh	...	'Peter' Morell
Kerstin Dunér	...	Anette
Torsten Winge	...	Lindkvist, janitor
Anita Lindblom	...	Monika, model at the fashion house
Eivor Landström	...	Lady with cat
Elsa Prawitz	...	Katja Sundin, the murdered model
Maritta Marke	...	Elsa Magnusson, Lennberg's housemaid

Storyline

A model is murdered at a famous fashion house and the Hillmans start to investigate. Kajsa Hillman is employed as a model and discovers that several people had motives to kill the model who was a blackmailer. The murderer continues to kill people to cover up the tracks.

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Plot Keywords:

murder | sequel | based on novel

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Taglines:

Hillmanthrillern nr. 2

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Genres:

Mystery | Thriller

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Details

Country:

Sweden

Language:

Swedish

Release Date:

19 December 1958 (Sweden)

Also Known As:

Mannequin in Red

Filming Locations:

Gävle Theater, Gävle, Gävleborgs län, Sweden

Company Credits

Production Co:

Sandrews

Technical Specs

Runtime:

108 min

Sound Mix:

Mono

Color:

Color (Eastmancolor)

Aspect Ratio:

1.37 : 1

Did You Know?

Connections

Followed by The Yellow Car (1963)

User Reviews

Swedish "Blood and Black Lace".

After one of the models vanishes from the fashion house La Femme Kate Hillman starts her investigation along with Captain John Hillman.The chain of ghastly murders begins..."Mannequin in Red" is often cited as the main influence on Mario Bava's legendary giallo "Blood and Black Lace".It's a murder mystery that takes place in a fashion house.The film is gorgeously photographed by Hilding Bladh and offers some suspenseful moments.The killings are tame and completely bloodless and there are some irritating scenes that are supposed to be funny,but I wasn't amused.However if you want to see stylish giallo from Sweden check out "Mannequin in Red" before or after watching Bava's masterful "Blood and Black Lace".7 out of 10.