The Girl in Black Stockings

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The Girl in Black Stockings

1957

1h 13m

Mystery & Thriller

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Residents at a posh Utah hotel become suspects when a girl is found murdered during a pool party. Local sheriff Jess Holmes (John Dehner) takes charge of the investigation and must discover who among the terrified guests and staff -- including bodacious vixen Harriet Ames (Mamie Van Doren), the hotel's bitter, crippled proprietor (Ron Randell), visiting lawyer David Hewson (Lex Barker) and his secretary, Beth (Anne Bancroft) -- is the culprit, even as murders continue to take place.

Clyde Gilmour

Maclean's Magazine

Pretentious touches in direction and camera work fail to bestow above-average merits on a whodunit about a series of murders at a summer resort.

Nov 5, 2019

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Alberto Abuín

Espinof

The best of the film, in addition to that harmless game of who is who, lies in the subtle interpretation of Anne Bancroft. [Full Review in Spanish]

Sep 4, 2019

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Matt Brunson

Film Frenzy

Solid performances and an unexpected ending raise this above the level of a standard programmer.

Rated: 2.5/4

Dec 22, 2018

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Dennis Schwartz

Dennis Schwartz Movie Reviews

To its credit, it's several notches above the standard exploitation drive-in fare that flooded the theaters in the late fifties.

Rated: B

Mar 22, 2007

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Aldo G

There are elements to the story that are of interest, but the whole thing feels like a cheap, exploitation film (probably because that's what it is.)

Rated 2 out of 5 stars

12/27/23

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Audience Member

To its credit, it's several notches above the standard exploitation drive-in fare that flooded the theaters in the late fifties.

Rated 3 out of 5 stars

01/21/23

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s r

Posh? Utah? That description alone hooked me. It was a rather dry movie though. Bancroft surprised and van Doren was a bomb shell.

Rated 2.5 out of 5 stars

03/31/23

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Audience Member

Pretty standard B-movie murder mystery fare. A few colorful characters aren't enough to rise it above unremarkable routine. Instantly forgettable.

Rated 2 out of 5 stars

01/28/23

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Howard W. Koch

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Lex Barker

David Hewson

Anne Bancroft

Beth Dixon

Mamie Van Doren

Harriet Ames

Ron Randell

Edmund Parry

Marie Windsor

Julia Parry

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Synopsis

Residents at a posh Utah hotel become suspects when a girl is found murdered during a pool party. Local sheriff Jess Holmes (John Dehner) takes charge of the investigation and must discover who among the terrified guests and staff -- including bodacious vixen Harriet Ames (Mamie Van Doren), the hotel's bitter, crippled proprietor (Ron Randell), visiting lawyer David Hewson (Lex Barker) and his secretary, Beth (Anne Bancroft) -- is the culprit, even as murders continue to take place.

Director: Howard W. Koch
Production Co: Bel-Air Productions
Genre: Mystery & Thriller
Original Language: English
Release Date (Streaming): Mar 10, 2017
Runtime: 1h 13m