Lady in Cement (1968)

During an ocean dive, Miami gumshoe Tony Rome finds a woman's body with its feet encased in a concrete block and sets-out to solve the murder case.

Director:

Gordon Douglas

Writers:

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

Stars:

Frank Sinatra, Raquel Welch, Richard Conte

Cast

Cast overview, first billed only:
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

Storyline

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. Tony has to sift through a stack of suspects, plus trying to elude the police.

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Plot Keywords:

go go dancer | motorboat | punched in the face | police car | semiautomatic pistol | 

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Taglines:

This Is The Action Picture!

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Genres:

Comedy | Crime | Drama | Mystery

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Certificate:

R

Details

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Release Date:

20 December 1968 (Finland)

Also Known As:

Die Lady in Zement

Filming Locations:

Miami Beach, Florida, USA

Box Office

Budget:

$3,585,000 (estimated)

Company Credits

Production Co:

Arcola Pictures

Technical Specs

Runtime:

93 min

Sound Mix:

Mono (Westrex Recording System)

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

2.35 : 1

Did You Know?

Trivia

The character Tony Rome appeared in three novels by Marvin H. Albert in the early 1960s: Miami Mayhem (filmed as Tony Rome (1967)), "Lady in Cement" and "My Kind of Game".

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Goofs

Arnie's model's scarf changes from pink to yellow/orange between shots.

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Quotes

Kit Forrest: I have an insatiable longing for affection.

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Crazy Credits

The detectives son his nickname was Tiger "Tommy Uhlar" Whose name in the movie was Tighe Santini and this was his only role.

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Connections

Referenced in American Pickers: Mama Knows Best (2012)

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Soundtracks

You Make Me Feel So Young
(uncredited)
Music by Josef Myrow
Played when Tony runs into the lower level garage

User Reviews

Ol' Blue Eyes meets Hoss Cartwright

Sinatra once again plays the Miami based private eye he originated in "Tony Rome" a year earlier. He was pretty effective the first time around, but that one didn't have a script as silly as the one he has to contend with here. Of course, scripts never meant much to Frankie, anyway. If the Chairman of the Board WAS bored, or just tired, he'd rip a few pages out of the script to keep things moving. When the movie was something like "Lady in Cement," it probably didn't matter, anyway. Besides, with a more stunning than ever Raquel Welch in the cast, I mean, who really cares?

Wherever Ol' Blue Eyes went, his entourage of goons and sycophants were sure to follow, and one such unfortunate, Pat Henry, a comedian of little talent, is along for the ride as Frank's buddy. Richard Conte, the fine actor from such interesting film noirs as "The Blue Gardenia" and "Cry of the City," shows up, as he often did in Sinatra films ("Ocean's 11," "Assault on a Queen") and provides the mostly mediocre film with his usual competence. The best performance, however, belongs to TV's "Hoss" (Dan Blocker).