Claude is a ruthless and efficient contract killer - until he finds his next target is a woman.Claude is a ruthless and efficient contract killer - until he finds his next target is a woman.Claude is a ruthless and efficient contract killer - until he finds his next target is a woman.
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- 1 nomination
- Mary
- (as Cathy Browne)
- Miss Wexley
- (as Gloria Victor)
- Theatre Patron
- (uncredited)
- Gun Salesman
- (uncredited)
- Hotel Take-Out Delivery Man
- (uncredited)
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- TriviaShot in seven days.
- GoofsClaude crawls through quite a length of drain pipe and the crawl space beneath Billie's house, but emerges into her living room with no dirt on his clothes or person.
- Quotes
Claude: The only type killing that's safe is when a stranger kills a stranger. No motive. Nothing to link the victim to the executioner. Now why would a stranger kill a stranger? Because somebody's willing to pay. It's business. Same as any other business. You murder the competition. Instead of price-cutting, throat-cutting. Same thing. There are a lot of people around that would like to see lots of other people die a fast death... only they can't see to it themselves. They got conscience, religion, families. They're afraid of punishment here or hereafter. Me...
[laughs]
Claude: I can't be bothered with any of that nonsense, I look at it like a good business. The risk is high but so is the profit.
Vince Edwards was tailor made for the role of Claude, a cool and calculating hit-man who has to bump off a beautiful woman before she spills the beans to the authorities about a certain criminal King Pin.
Edwards starred in several of these well crafted bargain basement efforts just before he became an international TV star as Dr Ben Casey.
Stylish direction and some interesting camera work compliment a thoughtful script. Be watching for one particularly unsettling scene which unfolds in a barber shop. Masterfully underplayed but makes a lasting impact.
Just like a sling - shot, this excellent little film is simple but highly effective.
- BruceCorneil
- Mar 22, 2003
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- Runtime1 hour 21 minutes
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- Aspect ratio
- 1.85 : 1