Touchez pas aux blondes (1960)
Directed by Maurice Cloche

Drama
aka: Lay Off Blondes

Film Synopsis

Inspector Al Wheeler is charged by a sheriff of a town in California with investigating the murder of several prostitutes, who have been found dead with a serpent tattooed on their arms.  His investigation leads him to a funeral parlour, the House of Tranquillity, which specialises in embalming and is run by a very suspicious individual, Mr Rodinof.  Apparently, the latest victim was employed by this strange company, to make up the corpses...
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Film Credits

  • Director: Maurice Cloche
  • Script: Maurice Cloche
  • Cinematographer: Jacques Mercanton
  • Music: Hubert Rostaing
  • Cast: Michel Barbey (Douglas Bond), Jany Clair (Jo), Philippe Clay (L'inspecteur Al Wheeler), Claudine Coster (Priscilla), Darío Moreno (Rodinoff), María Riquelme (Annabelle), Paul Sorèze (Elie Kaufmann), Anne Carrère, Jacqueline Mille
  • Country: France
  • Language: French
  • Support: Black and White
  • Runtime: 93 min
  • Aka: Lay Off Blondes

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