This is a an Anglo-American colour feature which has its moments but is marred by poor acting and a rather campy approach.
Michael Gough plays Edmund Bancroft, a successful, misogynistic crime writer who seems to have free rein to pop into Scotland Yard and taunt the police about their failure to catch a gruesomely inventive serial killer. He has his own museum to rival Scotland Yard's Black Museum and it gradually becomes clear that he's the maniac responsible.
June Cunningham ( as Joan Berkley )
Sex : Joan strips down to a black bodice but there's no close-up
Death : Guillotined in bed by Bancroft's accomplice Rick
June was a British actress and this was the biggest role of her career. She looks older than her 24 years here. She retired on marrying the actor Michael Standing in 1968. She is now 82.
Shirley Anne Field ( as Angela Banks )
Sex : No
Death : Stabbed in the chest by Rick
The Bolton-born actress was near the start of her glittering - and ongoing - career here. Shirley appeared in Hollywood films in the sixties and the US soap Santa Barbara in the eighties but remains based in the UK. She is now 78.
Malou Pantera ( as Peggy )
Sex : Great cleavage
Death : Survives
Malou had a brief career providing some exotic glamour in small roles including a tiny part in Dr No. She dropped out of view in the late sixties and is now 86.
Dorinda Stevens ( as Gail Dunlap )
Sex : No
Death : Stabbed through the eyes by booby-trapped binoculars
Dorinda's role here is small but high impact as the victim of the first ( onscreen ) and grisliest murder.
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