| Strip Tease Murder | |
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| Directed by | Ernest Morris |
| Written by | Paul Tabori |
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| Cinematography | Paddy Aherne |
| Edited by | Derek Parsons |
| Music by | Bill LeSage |
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| Distributed by | Paramount British Pictures (UK) |
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Running time | 66 minutes |
| Country | United Kingdom |
| Language | English |
Strip Tease Murder (also known asStriptease Murder) is a low budget 1961 Britishsecond feature[1] film thriller directed byErnest Morris and starringJohn Hewer andAnn Lynn.[2] It was written byPaul Tabori and produced byThe Danzigers.
Diana, a stripper, is electrocuted during a dance routine on stage at the Flamingo Club. Her husband, compere Bert Black, turns detective to investigate. He suspects Diana was murdered for a crime she didn't commit, but proving it to the satisfaction of Inspector Forbes is another matter.
The Monthly Film Bulletin wrote: "A combination of modest murder mystery and mild striptease club acts, this unassuming production has little to recommend it except the unexpectedly good characterisation of the tragedy-hit but persevering Bert."[3]
Kine Weekly wrote: "Combining the suspense of a murder plot with the 'delights' of strip-tease is quite an idea, and it has been pretty well done. ... The fairly straightforward plot has been told in a straightforward way, without any real attempt at creating a mystery, and the strip tease intervals at the club are quite naturally slotted into the amateur detection."[4]
Hal Erickson, inAllmovie, called it a "lurid British potboiler."[5]