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

Sydne Rome receives an "introducing" credit

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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

Follows Bulldog Drummond's Peril (1938)

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Soundtracks

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

User Reviews

Nobody should

Having watched - and enjoyed - DEADLIER THAN THE MALE, I was keen to see the sequel, SOME GIRLS DO. Big mistake. In the first film, I thought Richard Johnson was pretty colourless ... but here he is even worse. No charisma, awful hair which looks like a dirty toupee, gappy teeth, and zero personality. Whereas MALE had the joyous coupling of Elke Sommer and Sylva Koscina as the prime murderesses, here we have Daliah Lavi, who looks good but simply doesn't work, and the dire Beba Loncar (how did she ever get a job?). And nobody in the supporting cast is any good either, even talented and usually reliable stars such as Adrienne Posta, Robert Morley and James Villiers - a pale version of villain Peterson compared to Nigel Green in MALE. Other than the title song, NOTHING in this film is any good. One wonders why the producers and director didn't look at the dailies and realise something was very wrong. One final whinge/query ... why was Virginia North brought back from the original film, but playing a different role? She must have had someone boosting her, as her small and indifferently played role in MALE warranted her special billing, and her minor role in SOME GIRLS likewise got her a good credit in the trailer, and several unnecessary (and badly edited-in) closeups. Unsurprisingly her career soon fizzled, but it would be interesting to know who decided she should be launched in the first place.