No Way to Treat a Lady (1968)
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- Not Rated
- 1h 48min
- Comedy, Crime
- 20 Mar 1968 (USA)
- Movie
A crafty serial killer plays a game of cat-and-mouse with a harried police detective trying to track him down.
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Awards:
- Nominated for 1 BAFTA Film Award. Another 1 win.
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Cast verified as complete
| 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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Tom Ahearne | ... |
Father O'Brien (uncredited)
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| Val Avery | ... |
Bartender (uncredited)
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Louis Basile | ... |
Customer (uncredited)
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R. Bernard | ... |
Indignant Man (uncredited)
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Don Blair | ... |
Reporter (uncredited)
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Mary Boylan | ... |
Sadie's Neighbor (uncredited)
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Linda Canby | ... |
Teenage Girl (uncredited)
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| Sam Coppola | ... |
Customer (uncredited)
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Mae Crane | ... |
(uncredited)
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James Dukas | ... |
Police Artist (uncredited)
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John Dutra | ... |
Man Walking Dog (uncredited)
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| Veronica Ericson | ... |
Sardi's Customer (uncredited)
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Joey Faye | ... |
Superintendent (uncredited)
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William Fort | ... |
Staff Editor (uncredited)
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John Gerstad | ... |
Dr. Shaffer (uncredited)
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Leonard Hutton | ... |
Art Dealer (uncredited)
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Glenn Kezer | ... |
Officer (uncredited)
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Don Koll | ... |
Detective (uncredited)
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Tony Major | ... |
Officer (uncredited)
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J. Molinski | ... |
J. Molinski (uncredited)
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Al Nesor | ... |
Customer (uncredited)
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Richard Nicholls | ... |
Man in Sardi's (uncredited)
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| Bob O'Connell | ... |
Officer (uncredited)
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Eddie Philips | ... |
News Vendor (uncredited)
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Pat Ripley | ... |
Woman (uncredited)
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Vincent Sardi Jr. | ... |
Vincent Sardi Jr. (uncredited)
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| Zvee Scooler | ... |
Old Man (uncredited)
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P. Jay Sidney | ... |
Medical Examiner (uncredited)
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William Smidt | ... |
Detective Sergeant (uncredited)
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Directed by
| Jack Smight | ||
Written by
| John Gay | ... | (screenplay by) |
| William Goldman | ... | (based on the novel by) |
Produced by
| Sol C. Siegel | ... | producer |
Music by
| Stanley Myers | ||
Cinematography by
| Jack Priestley | ... | director of photography |
Editing by
| Archie Marshek | ||
Art Direction by
| George Jenkins | ||
Set Decoration by
| George Jenkins | ||
Makeup Department
| Ernest Adler | ... | hair style supervisor |
| Bob O'Bradovich | ... | makeup supervisor |
Production Management
| William W. Gray | ... | unit production manager |
Second Unit Director or Assistant Director
| Terence Nelson | ... | assistant director |
Art Department
| Hal Pereira | ... | executive art director |
Sound Department
| Charles Grenzbach | ... | sound recordist |
| William Nallan | ... | sound recordist |
Camera and Electrical Department
| Ron Zarilla | ... | second assistant camera |
| Vinnie Gerardo | ... | assistant camera (uncredited) |
Costume and Wardrobe Department
| Theoni V. Aldredge | ... | costumes: Miss Remick and Miss Heckart / wardrobe supervisor |
| George Newman | ... | wardrobe supervisor |
Music Department
| Bill Traut | ... | music arranger: song |
Transportation Department
| Frank Khoury | ... | transportation (uncredited) |
Production Companies
Distributors
- Paramount Pictures (1968) (United States) (theatrical) (A Paramount Picture)
- Paramount British Pictures (1968) (United Kingdom) (theatrical)
- Film AB Paramount (1968) (Sweden) (theatrical)
- Cinema International Corporation (CIC) (1970) (Japan) (theatrical)
- American Broadcasting Company (ABC) (1971) (United States) (tv) (original airing)
- Fukkoku Cinema Library (2018) (Japan) (DVD)
- Imprint Films (2020) (Australia) (Blu-ray)
- Scream Factory (2021) (Canada) (Blu-ray)
- Scream Factory (2021) (United States) (Blu-ray)
Special Effects
Other Companies
- International Alliance of Theatrical Stage Employees (IATSE) (filmed under the jurisdiction of)
- Sol C. Siegel Productions (copyright holder)
Storyline
| Plot Summary |
Christopher Gill is a psychopathic 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 |
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Did You Know?
| Trivia | The film was playing in Vallejo, California in April 1969, just after the Zodiac Killer murdered his first known victims, also in Vallejo. Many criminologists believe that the Zodiac Killer was a movie buff or was influenced by motion pictures, and that he took ideas and phrases from movies for his taunting missives to the police and to area newspapers, which began in August 1969. Others believe that he was from Vallejo. The fact that "No Way To Treat a Lady" was about a serial killer who enjoys taunting the policeman on his trail makes it an interesting footnote to the Zodiac Killer case. See more » |
| Goofs | The first victim is identified both in a line of dialogue and in the end credits as "Alma Mulloy;" however, when the killer reads about the murder in the paper, the news article lists her name as "Alice Mulloy." While correct, when the killer calls the newspaper that features the article, he rages both against the lack of headlines and the lack of details pertaining to the death. The newspaperman then informs the killer that the murder occurred too close to printing for them to properly collect the information on the crime. This would explain the inaccuracy in canon, given it was the first murder and even the police didn't see the killing to be too noteworthy at the time. See more » |
| Movie Connections | Featured in The 74th Annual Academy Awards (2002). See more » |
| Soundtracks | The Miller Of Dee See more » |
| Quotes |
Mrs. Brummel:
I am sickened at heart when my own son goes looking at dead women's naked bodies. I tell you Morris, it is no way to treat a lady. See more » |