Some Girls Do (1969)

A series of unexplainable accidents befall the people and companies responsible for developing the world's first supersonic airliner (SST1). A British agent is sent to investigate and with ... See full summary »

Director:

Ralph Thomas

Writers:

Liz Charles-Williams, Herman C. McNeile (original characters),

Stars:

Richard Johnson, Daliah Lavi, Beba Loncar

Cast

Cast overview, first billed only:
Richard Johnson	...	Hugh Drummond
Daliah Lavi	...	Baroness Helga Hagen
Beba Loncar	...	Pandora
James Villiers	...	Carl Petersen
Vanessa Howard	...	Robot Number Seven
Maurice Denham	...	Mr. Dudley Mortimer
Robert Morley	...	Miss Mary
Sydne Rome	...	Flicky
Adrienne Posta	...	Angela, Drummond's daily
Florence Desmond	...	Lady Manderville
Ronnie Stevens	...	Peregrine Carruthers
Virginia North	...	Robot Number Nine
Nicholas Phipps	...	Lord Dunnberry, Air Minister
George Belbin	...	Maj. Newman
Yutte Stensgaard	...	Robot Number One

Storyline

A series of unexplainable accidents befall the people and companies responsible for developing the world's first supersonic airliner (SST1). A British agent is sent to investigate and with the help of another agent uncovers a plot masterminded by Carl Petersen who stands to gain eight million pounds if the aircraft is not ready by a certain date. The evil Petersen has developed a number of "robots" (actually rather beautiful girls with "electronic brains") to help him sabotage the SST1 project by means of "infrasound" (extreme low frequency sound waves) which can be directed at people or objects with devastating results.

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Plot Keywords:

sequel | cult | arthouse | adventurer | spying | 

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Taglines:

Some Girls Will Do Anything In The Dark... Even Murder!

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Genres:

Action | Adventure | Comedy

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Certificate:

G

Details

Country:

UK

Language:

English

Release Date:

23 January 1969 (UK)

Also Known As:

Alcune ragazze lo fanno

Filming Locations:

Cap Sa Sal hotel, Bagur, Girona, Cataluña, Spain

Company Credits

Production Co:

Ashdown Film Productions, Rank Organisation, The

Technical Specs

Runtime:

88 min

Sound Mix:

Mono

Color:

Color (Eastmancolor)

Did You Know?

Trivia

With its girl robots, this picture was one of the films alongside the 'Dr Goldfoot' movies that influenced the 'Austin Powers' movie franchise with their 'Fembots'.

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Quotes

Carl Petersen: History repeats itself. Napoleon dreamt of the entire universe thronging to his door. Now I shall fulfill his dreams.
Hugh Drummond: Dressed as the Duke of Wellington?
Carl Petersen: Well of course my dear fellow. Never back a loser.

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Connections

Edited into Monty Python's Flying Circus: How Not to Be Seen (1970)

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Soundtracks

"Some Girls Do"
Music by Charles Blackwell
Lyrics by Don Black
Performed by Lee Vanderbilt

User Reviews

Disappointing sequel that quickly outstays its welcome

Sadly, the sequel to the surprisingly enjoyable Deadlier Than the Male outstays its welcome, and surprisingly quickly. More a rehash than a sequel, simply swapping oil for planes in what desperately wants to be a British version of an Our Man Flint film but doesn't even come close to being a British In Like Flint. This time Drummond's ditched the nephew but is saddled with Ronnie Stevens' awfully nice embassy official-cum-bodyguard ("Call me Butch") and Sydne Rome's kooky ditz following him around like a lovesick puppydog. As if that weren't enough, the film constantly undermines him at every turn, be it a bad knee that makes him seem a bit of a codger or a wardrobe that makes him look too much like a knockoff of Connery's Bond without any of the ability. Nigel Green has been replaced by James Villiers as the would-be supervillain with Napoleonic delusions but who dresses like Wellington ("Never back a loser"), but despite a couple of bits of effective makeup there's not much he can bring to what's a surprisingly dull party. Even the visuals are uninspired, the decision not to shoot in the same 2.35:1 widescreen ratio as its predecessor making it feel at times like a busted TV pilot.