No Way to Treat a Lady (1968) 7.0
A crafty serial killer plays a game of cat-and-mouse with a harried police detective trying to track him down. Director:Jack Smight |
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No Way to Treat a Lady (1968) 7.0
A crafty serial killer plays a game of cat-and-mouse with a harried police detective trying to track him down. Director:Jack Smight |
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| Rod Steiger | ... |
Christopher Gill
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| Lee Remick | ... |
Kate Palmer
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| George Segal | ... |
Morris Brummel
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| Eileen Heckart | ... |
Mrs. Brummel
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| Murray Hamilton | ... |
Inspector Haines
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Michael Dunn | ... |
Mr. Kupperman
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Martine Bartlett | ... |
Alma Mulloy
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Barbara Baxley | ... |
Belle Poppie
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Irene Dailey | ... |
Mrs. Fitts
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| Doris Roberts | ... |
Sylvia Poppie
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| Ruth White | ... |
Mrs. Himmel
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| Val Bisoglio | ... |
Detective Monaghan
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| David Doyle | ... |
Lieutenant Dawson
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Kim August | ... |
Sadie
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Christopher Gill is a psychotic killer who uses various disguises to trick and strangle his victims. Moe Brummel is a single and harassed New York City police detective who starts to get phone calls from the strangler and builds a strange alliance as a result. Kate Palmer is a swinging, hip tour guide who witnesses the strangler leaving her dead neighbor's apartment and sets her sights on the detective. Moe's live-in mother wishes her son would be a successful Jewish doctor like his big brother. Written by alfiehitchie
There have been many serial killer films over the years but this was one of the earliest and one of the best. It manages to be witty, suspenseful, funny and shocking in separate portions. Rod Steiger is very good in a role made for him but George Segal takes the acting honours because it's a much harder role and he does it so well. Lee Remick is fine also.
The best scene is the opening pre-credit sequence. It may look rather mundane at first but.....