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Cover Girl Killer

Cover Girl Killer

1959Movie⏱️ 1h 1mNot Rated
CrimeThriller
⭐ 5.9
IMDB Rating
515 votes

Set in the sleazy world of a backstreet 1950s nightclub, a serial killer is believed to be murdering the models of a glamour magazine.

Director
Terry Bishop
Writers
N/A
Stars
Harry H. Corbett, Felicity Young, Spencer Teakle
Release Date
May 14, 1960
Language
English
Country
United Kingdom
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Reviews
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🎭 Top Cast

Harry H. Corbett
Harry H. Corbett
as The Man
Felicity Young
Felicity Young
as June
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Spencer Teakle
as John
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Victor Brooks
as Brunner
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Bernadette Milnes
as Gloria
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Christina Gregg
as Joy
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Tony Doonan
as Sergeant
John Barrard
John Barrard
as Lennie Ross
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Alan Edwards
as Hodgkins
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Charles Lloyd Pack
as Captain Adams

🎬 Technical Specs

Aspect Ratio
1.37 : 1
Color
Black and White
Filming Location
Walton Studios, Walton-on-Thames, Surrey, England, UK
Production
Parroch, Jack Parsons Productions

🏷️ Keywords

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🎯 Categories

GialloSerial KillerCrimeThriller

⭐ Featured Review

the chiller in the pebble glasses
by didi-5 β€’ 2008-07-10
7/10

"Despite only lasting an hour, this film about a serial killer who has a grudge against cover girls - a la The Lodger and Jack the Ripper - rarely flags and has an energy which lifts it above other B movies of the time. It also has Harry H Corbett, best known these days for Steptoe and Son, proving he could act in a serious role. He is genuinely creepy, chilling and calculating. In some respects this film also reminds me of Peeping Tom, also about a psychopathic murderer of high intelligence who kills by ritual. While that film was a straight A, 'Cover Girl Killer' does not pale in i..."

πŸ’‘ Did You Know?

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πŸ“– Synopsis

Set in the sleazy world of a backstreet 1950s nightclub, a serial killer is believed to be murdering the models of a glamour magazine.