If not just for the ridiculously jazzy score and the nightmare that Odile Versois has, falling into a Dante's Inferno like pit of very sexy men, then confronted by one of those lovers whom she's framed for killing. Versois is fooled into becoming companion to the seemingly kind and sophisticated Brenda DeBanzie, ending up an intended high priced call girl for the outwardly gentle but genuinely evil Herbert Lom, aided by veteran "entertainer" Diana Dors ("who entertains").
Dors has a sister brutally disfigured by Lom who dropped drips of acid on her face which is used to try to keep Versois in line. Not really nice people, as evidenced by the first scene with DeBanzie where she frames Versois for stealing money from a cash register. Eddie Constantine plays her genuine rescuer, risking his health by protecting her Unfortunately, Versois has a voice that shatters glass and after a while is rather irritating. See if you can spot Jackie Collins, Michael Caine and Margaret Tyzack in small parts. Great roles for Lom, Dors and DeBanzie, with the big-hearted character played by Dors a great femme fatale and the other two terrific villains. Lots of fun.
Dors has a sister brutally disfigured by Lom who dropped drips of acid on her face which is used to try to keep Versois in line. Not really nice people, as evidenced by the first scene with DeBanzie where she frames Versois for stealing money from a cash register. Eddie Constantine plays her genuine rescuer, risking his health by protecting her Unfortunately, Versois has a voice that shatters glass and after a while is rather irritating. See if you can spot Jackie Collins, Michael Caine and Margaret Tyzack in small parts. Great roles for Lom, Dors and DeBanzie, with the big-hearted character played by Dors a great femme fatale and the other two terrific villains. Lots of fun.