Murderers' Row (1966)

User Rating:

5.6/10   

Director:

Henry Levin

Writers:

Herbert Baker (screenplay)
Donald Hamilton (novel)

Release Date:

20 December 1966 (USA)

Genre:

Action | Adventure | Drama

Plot:

The handsome top agent Matt dies a tragic death in his bath tub - the women mourn about the loss. However...

Plot Keywords:

Spying | Spoof | James Bond Spoof | Matt Helm | Sequel

Awards:

2 wins

Cast

Dean Martin	...	Matt Helm
Ann-Margret	...	Suzie
Karl Malden	...	Julian Wall
Camilla Sparv	...	Coco Duquette
James Gregory	...	MacDonald
Beverly Adams	...	Lovey Kravezit
Richard Eastham	...	Dr. Norman Solaris
Tom Reese	...	Ironhead
Duke Howard	...	Billy Orcutt
Ted Hartley	...	Guard
Marcel Hillaire	...	Police Capt. Deveraux
Corinne Cole	...	Miss January
Robert Terry	...	Dr. Rogas
Dean Paul Martin	...	Himself (as Dino, Desi & Billy)
Desi Arnaz Jr.	...	Himself (as Dino, Desi & Billy)

Runtime:

105 min

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Color:

Color (Technicolor)

Aspect Ratio:

1.85 : 1

Sound Mix:

Mono

Certification:

West Germany:16 | USA:Not Rated (DVD) | UK:PG | Iceland:L | USA:Approved (Certificate #21397) | Finland:K-16 | Sweden:15

Filming Locations:

Monte Carlo, Monaco

Company:

Columbia Pictures Corporation

Goofs:

Audio/visual unsynchronized: In the final scene, the Slaymates are saying something to Matt and Suzie, but their voices remain silent.

Quotes:

Matt Helm: [shooting part of a spread for Slaymate magazine] I want to catch you right near Dulluth.
Miss January: Why, that's my best feature!

Movie Connections:

References "What's My Line?" (1950)

Soundtrack:

I'm Not the Marrying Kind

Sloppy but fun...

MURDERER'S ROW is the second Matt Helm movie and just as sloppy and ill-conceived as THE SILENCERS. It's also just about as much fun. Dean Martin, clearly not sticking to any script, has a few funny one-liners and Ann-Margret is Ann-Margret...as a swinging sixties sex kitten, she's second to none. Karl Malden collects a paycheck as the villain and the stunning Camilla Sparv plays his moll. There are a few amusing scenes such as Dean in a line-up with two French peasants and the women's outfits are very Rudi Gernreich without actually being designed by Gernreich. The film, directed by Henry Levin, could just as easily have been named "LONG SHOTS and STUNT MEN" when you consider how few close-ups Martin has during the action sequences.