Murder Can Be Deadly (1962)
The Painted Smile (original title)Reference View | Change View
- 1h 0min
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- May 1962 (UK)
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Cast
Liz Fraser | ... |
Jo Lake
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Kenneth Griffith | ... |
Kleinie
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Peter Reynolds | ... |
Mark
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Tony Wickert | ... |
Tom
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Craig Douglas | ... |
Nightclub Singer
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Nanette Newman | ... |
Mary
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Ray Smith | ... |
Glynn
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David Hemmings | ... |
Roy
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Harold Berens | ... |
Mikhala
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Grazina Frame | ... |
Lucy
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Richard McNeff | ... |
Police Inspector
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Gerald Sim | ... |
Plainclothes Policeman
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Rosemary Chalmers | ... |
Gloria
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Mia Karam | ... |
Dawn
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Terence Maidment | ... |
1st Henchman
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Bill Stevens | ... |
2nd Henchman
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Lionel Ngakane | ... |
Barman
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Ann Wrigg | ... |
Manageress
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Philip Johns | ... |
Police Officer at St. Pancras
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Tony Castleton | ... |
Customer at St. Pancras Tearoom (uncredited)
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Alex Graham | ... |
Waiter (uncredited)
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George Hilsdon | ... |
Police Officer at St. Pancras (uncredited)
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Ned Hood | ... |
Nightclub Patron (uncredited)
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Arthur Howell | ... |
Police Officer at St. Pancras (uncredited)
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Jack Silk | ... |
Police Officer Outside Bookshop (uncredited)
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Jeff Silk | ... |
Police Officer Outside Bookshop (uncredited)
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Joe Wadham | ... |
Police Officer At Gravel Pit (uncredited)
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Directed by
Lance Comfort |
Written by
Pip Baker | ... | (story and screenplay) & |
Jane Baker | ... | (story and screenplay) |
Brock Williams | ... | (original idea) |
Produced by
Tom Blakeley | ... | producer |
Music by
Martin Slavin |
Cinematography by
Basil Emmott | ... | (photography) (as Basil Emmot) |
Editing by
John Trumper |
Art Direction by
George Provis |
Makeup Department
George Claff | ... | makeup artist |
Bobbie Smith | ... | hairdresser |
Production Management
Pat Green | ... | production manager |
Second Unit Director or Assistant Director
Peter Price | ... | assistant director |
Sound Department
Norman Bolland | ... | sound recordist |
Camera and Electrical Department
Frank Drake | ... | camera operator |
Costume and Wardrobe Department
Maude Churchill | ... | wardrobe mistress |
Music Department
Martin Slavin | ... | music arranger / musical director |
Script and Continuity Department
Phyllis Townshend | ... | continuity |
Production Companies
Distributors
- Planet Film Distributors (1962) (United Kingdom) (theatrical)
- Colorama Features (1963) (United States) (theatrical)
- Sinister Cinema (United States) (DVD) (as 'Murder Can Be Deadly')
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Storyline
Plot Summary |
Jo Lake and Mark Davies, working the "outraged husband" racket, fall foul of the sinister Kleinie. Jo, all for quitting, is persuaded by Mark to find one more victim before they leave and quit. She goes to the club where she operates and persuades a very-drunk young student, Tom, who has just won a hundred pounds, to go back to her flat. Mark, hiding there, hears footsteps mounting the stairs, but instead of Jo, the ugly, crippled Kleinie appears and coldly and callousy stabs Mark, leaving the body in Jo's bedroom. When she arrives with Tom, Kleinie phones and tells her to look in her bedroom. Jo tells Tom that the police will blame him and she persuades him to get his car and dispose of the body. Still somewhat drunk, his erratic driving causes him to be stopped by the police. Tom escapes. His friends, Glynn and Roy call on his fiancée, Mary, after reading in the paper about the body found in his car and that the police are after him. Tom arrives and his two friends set out to find Jo. Jo has left her apartment but Lucy, a hostess at the club, tells them to try King's Crss Station. The club barman tips Kleinie off. Tom joins them and they find Jo at the station but the police arrive. Escaping to the street, they are bundled into a car and are now Kleinie's prisoners.
Written by Les Adams |
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Did You Know?
Trivia | The role of nightclub singer, played by Craig Douglas, was originally offered to The Beatles, but they were rejected by the producer, who thought they were too young. See more » |
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