Lady in Cement (1968)

User Rating:

5.7/10   

Director:

Gordon Douglas

Writers:

Marvin H. Albert (novel)
Marvin H. Albert (screenplay)

Release Date:

20 December 1968 (Finland)

Genre:

Comedy | Crime | Mystery | Drama | Thriller

Tagline:

This Is The Action Picture!

Plot:

Tony Rome is a miami based detective who while diving in the ocean finds the body of a young woman. He is hired by Gronsky to find her killer...

Plot Keywords:

Detective | Shark | Craps | Mortuary | Painting

Cast

Frank Sinatra	...	Tony Rome
Raquel Welch	...	Kit Forrest
Richard Conte	...	Lt. Dave Santini
Martin Gabel	...	Al Mungar
Lainie Kazan	...	Maria Baretto
Pat Henry	...	Rubin
Steve Peck	...	Paul Mungar (as Steven Peck)
Virginia Wood	...	Audrey
Richard Deacon	...	Arnie Sherwin
Frank Raiter	...	Danny Yale
Peter Hock	...	Frenchy
Alex Stevens	...	Shev
Christine Todd	...	Sandra Lomax
Mac Robbins	...	Sidney the organizer
Tommy Uhlar	...	The Kid, Tighe Santini

Runtime:

93 min

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

2.35 : 1

Sound Mix:

Mono | Mono (Westrex Recording System)

Certification:

Germany:12 (re-rating) (2005) | UK:15 (re-rating) (2005) | West Germany:16 (original rating) | UK:X (original rating) | USA:R (original rating) | Australia:M | Finland:K-16 | Sweden:15 | USA:PG (re-rating) (1972)

Filming Locations:

Miami Beach, Florida, USA

Company:

Arcola Pictures

Trivia:

As Tony Rome is running from the police on the beach, you hear a band playing the Sinatra song "You Make Me Feel So Young".

Goofs:

Plot holes: A local TV station would never break into the broadcast of a national program (especially one like Daniel Boone, aimed at children and families) to announce the murder of the owner of a two-bit go-go club.

Quotes:

Cop: I don't want to alarm you, ma'am, but there's a killer on the loose.
Kit Forrest: Oh, well if I see one, I'll call you.

Movie Connections:

Features "Daniel Boone" (1964)

Soundtrack:

Bonanza

Raquel Welch Never Looked Better

It's amazing how much a leading actress like Raquel Welch can do to a movie. Lady in Cement hit the theaters in New York City 11/20/68 starring Frank Sinatra as Private Investigator Tony Rome, Raquel Welch as Kit Forrest and Richard Conte as Lt. Dave Santini. It's a warm sunny day in Miami and Tony and a Buddy of his are on Tony's boat out in the middle of nowhere looking for treasure. Tony looses at poker so he's the one that has to put on the scuba diving gear and has to go in the water to look for the treasure. While Tony in the water he comes across a ********* ****** in cement shoes. After they call, the Coast Guard Tony has to go to the station to meet with Lt. Dave Santini. Tony hired by Waldo to try to fine Sandra Lomax, which leads him to the beautiful Kip Forrest. When Tony comes calling on Kip, Kip mistakes him for someone else and calls Al Munger to take care of Tony. Now Tony fines himself in a real mess which has Tony ******* from the ***. As far as the movie goes, this was far better then the last picture that had Raquel Welch in it. I thought that Frank Sinatra was excellent playing the role of the Private Investigator. He was pushy when he had to be and yet smart enough to get at of jams. What can you about Raquel Welch that hasn't been said already. So was fantastic playing the role of Kip Forrest. When she walks up the ladder out of the swimming pool in that ***** ****** it just made you want to melt. You can never get enough of Raquel and she played a lot bigger role in this film then in the last one, she was in. I give this movie 10 weasel stars for two reasons. The first is because the action in this movie keeps you on the edge of your sit trying to figure out how this movie is going to finish. The second reason and the main, because of Raquel Welch. Raquel brings out the best of any movie she's stars in with her body and she's a great actress.