Las Vegas Lady

I like the film, mostly for the great casting with Stevens and DiCenzo who appear together again in the 1986 comedy gem Longshots. The setting at the Circus Circus casino makes it a nice movie night combo with Diamonds are Forever set in the same casino. The heist itself plays out pretty well even if the lead-up is a bit lackluster. The sub plots are a little weak and it is a stretch to rely on only the vintage vegas scenery and the main plot to get this one over the line. The movie moves quickly, plenty of dialog packed into every scene and no boring bits; makes for an entertaining watch. Easily beats Ocean's 8!

The only problem with this film is george dicenzo ..this slithery eely , oops, bad to trash the dead....point made,,,he's the sleezeball that made this film come to fruition...the only good part of this film is stella ...take care

In a wild west park, Lucky (Stella Stevens) meets a mysterious man where she's given a plan to steal $500k in Las Vegas. Lucky and two friends showgirl Carol and trapeze artist Lisa try to rob the sadistic manager of Circus Circus Casino Eversull who is also secretly an illegal gun dealer. Lucky's boyfriend Victor is 5 months from retiring as a security officer at the casino. Carol is in debt to the thug A.C. who suspects she's making a run for it. Lisa is suffering from bouts of vertigo.

Stella Stevens is not necessarily a bad actress but the other two are pretty close. The heist isn't that impressive and it takes way too long to get there. The production is poor although somebody hanging outside of the casino is fun. The movie oscillates between functional to badly made.

This film essentially begins with an attractive woman by the name of "Lucky" (Stella Stevens) working in a Las Vegas casino with two other friends named "Carol" (Lynne Moody) and "Lisa" (Linda Scruggs). Although each of them have different duties they all share a special dislike for the owner "Mr. Eversull" (George DiCenzo) who is cruel and mean. To that effect, when the opportunity to steal over half a million dollars from him comes their way they decide it's worth the risk and come up with a daring plan. The only problem is that the security is extremely tight and the smallest mistake will result in severe consequences for everyone involved. Now rather than reveal any more I will just say that this was an adequate crime-drama which certainly benefitted from the location. Likewise, having the three aforementioned actresses certainly didn't hurt the scenery either. Admittedly, this film could have used a bit more suspense and some better action scenes but I suppose it was sufficient for the most part and for that reason I have rated this movie accordingly. Average.

Stuart Whitman made one of his very best movies in 1976 (Magnum Special per Tony Saitta, Una), the same year as Las Vegas Lady. I was hoping for a couple of things from LVL; a little of that kick-butt Stu and some cheezy 70's Vegas sights. I got a little - very little - Vegas cheez and virtually no Stu action. He hits a fat guy in the stomach.

This hang dog production is simply an embarrassment. We're talking Amateur Hour, folks, in all departments. There's a little swimming pool near-nudity, some implied violence, and a lot of non-suspense.

Stella Stevens' two female cohorts in crime are Lynne Moody (pretty bad) and Linda Scruggs (really bad) and the main evil guy (George DiCenzo) is severely lacking in menace.

Don't bother.