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A Knife for the Ladies

  • 1974
  • R
  • 1 h 26 min
AVALIAÇÃO DA IMDb
4,6/10
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A Knife for the Ladies (1974)
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Slasher HorrorSpaghetti WesternDramaHorrorMysteryThrillerWestern

Adicionar um enredo no seu idiomaA private detective travels out west to investigate the murders of several prostitutes, facing off against the reluctance of the town's grizzled sheriff, and several suspicious characters, e... Ler tudoA private detective travels out west to investigate the murders of several prostitutes, facing off against the reluctance of the town's grizzled sheriff, and several suspicious characters, each with something to hide.A private detective travels out west to investigate the murders of several prostitutes, facing off against the reluctance of the town's grizzled sheriff, and several suspicious characters, each with something to hide.

  • Direção
    • Larry G. Spangler
  • Roteiristas
    • George Arthur Bloom
    • Seton I. Miller
    • Robert Shelton
  • Artistas
    • Jack Elam
    • Ruth Roman
    • Jeff Cooper
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  • AVALIAÇÃO DA IMDb
    4,6/10
    432
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    • Direção
      • Larry G. Spangler
    • Roteiristas
      • George Arthur Bloom
      • Seton I. Miller
      • Robert Shelton
    • Artistas
      • Jack Elam
      • Ruth Roman
      • Jeff Cooper
    • 12Avaliações de usuários
    • 18Avaliações da crítica
  • Veja as informações de produção no IMDbPro
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    Jack Elam
    Jack Elam
    • Sheriff Jarrod Colcord
    Ruth Roman
    Ruth Roman
    • Elizabeth Mescal
    Jeff Cooper
    Jeff Cooper
    • Edward Burns
    John Kellogg
    John Kellogg
    • Simeon Hollyfield
    Gene Evans
    Gene Evans
    • Virgil Hooker
    Richard Schaal
    Richard Schaal
    • Orville Ainslie
    Diana Ewing
    Diana Ewing
    • Jenny Colcord
    Jon Spangler
    • Seth McGee
    Derek Sanderson
    • Lute Dooland
    Fred Biletnikoff
    • Horace
    Peter Athas
    Peter Athas
    • Travis Mescal
    Henry Kendrick
    Henry Kendrick
    • Doctor Fairchild
    • (as Hank Kendrick)
    Pat Herrerra
    • Nina Torres
    Phillip Avenetti
    • Ramon
    Brooke Tucker
    • Myra Lynne
    Rob Lien
    • J. B. Mullin
    Kit Kendrick
    • Cora
    Al Hassan
    • Riley
    • Direção
      • Larry G. Spangler
    • Roteiristas
      • George Arthur Bloom
      • Seton I. Miller
      • Robert Shelton
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    Michael_Elliott

    Really Lousy Mix of Genres

    A Knife for the Ladies (1974)

    1/2 (out of 4)

    Mescal is a small Southwest town where not too much happens, which keeps the local Sheriff (Jack Elam) happy. All of this changes when the local prostitutes turn up dead and the locals begin to fear that Jack the Ripper (or a copycat) might be committing the crimes.

    This film is out there in two versions with the uncut one being the hardest to find, although it was released to Blu-ray by Code Red. This version here clocks in at 86-minutes and is the uncut theatrical version that went under the title of A KNIFE FOR THE LADIES. The film was much more widely available via countless public domain companies under the catchy title of JACK THE RIPPER GOES WEST but that version clocks in at just 51-minutes. After watching the uncut version I must admit that I would have given anything to see it cut down.

    Man, where do you start with a film like this? This movie wants to be a Western, a horror picture, a murder-mystery and I think it also tries to have some black comedy as well. It tries to be a lot of things but sadly it doesn't do anything well and it in facts does nothing but waste the talents of Elam, Ruth Roman and Jeff Cooper. All three people are wasted in their rather silly roles, which is too bad because the idea behind the film is an interesting one and it should have made for a better picture.

    The film really kills itself because it just doesn't do anything right. The horror elements are rather watered down and you never once care who the killer is. It also doesn't help that as a Western it feels a lot cheaper than those old B films from the 1930s. There's no sleaze or anything else to hold your attention and in fact the only thing that does hold your attention is just waiting to see how much worse it gets.

    I'm not sure what all is missing in the cut version but I'd have to say it would be better to watch since the 86-minute cut just features non-stop dialogue scenes and is a real chore to sit through.
    7BA_Harrison

    Stabbing westward.

    A giallo-style murder mystery with a wild West setting, Knife For The Ladies stars Jeff Cooper as private detective Burns, who is hired to investigate the murder of several prostitutes in the once prosperous mining town of Mescal. Wild-eyed Jack Elam plays the town's gruff sheriff Jarrod, who initially isn't best pleased with Burn's appointment, but who eventually teams up with the private eye to find out who has been slicing up the working girls.

    Knife For The Ladies has received some fairly scathing reviews here on IMDb, but I fail to understand why: fans of gialli should find plenty to enjoy about this murder mystery, the unseen killer wearing regulatory black gloves to kill the victims, with several deaths, and a suitably macabre revelation (I love the lurid ending!). The western setting is refreshingly different from the usual giallo Euro locale, and allows for a fun sub-plot with Burns and Jarrod having to contend with a lynch mob who wrongfully hanged a man for the murders.

    Admittedly, the film isn't as stylish as many a giallo, director Larry G. Spangler failing to wow with the visuals, but on the whole I think this is a pretty entertaining movie with a decent plot and well-drawn characters - far better than the other reviews would have you believe.
    6Coventry

    The Good detective, the Bad killer and the Ugly Sheriff

    Now here's something you don't encounter every day... "A Knife for the Ladies" is a genre hybrid between western and horror. No wait, let me specify that even more, it's a western mixed with strong and typical giallo trademarks! Of course, you can't really be sure if this was intentional. Was director Larry G. Sprangler even aware that overseas, in contemporary Italy, the giallo existed or was it just a lucky but coincidental choice to provide this film's killer with black leather gloves and make him/her hunt down lurid women with a sharp knife? It also doesn't matter that much, as the combo works quite effectively! "A Knife for the Ladies" is a heavily flawed film, mostly suffering from a pacing that is far too slow and a very poor use of western decors and set-pieces, but the plot is still an engaging whodunit and the murders are reasonably grisly. The town of Mescal is plagued by vicious murders and, so far, the bodies of three women have been discovered with their throats slit. The town council decides to hire private detective Burns to find the culprit, since Sheriff Jarrod is too incompetent to solve anything except for wrongly parked horses. Burns runs into a few suspects, including a morbid undertaker and the nasty saloon-owner who secretly aspires to become sheriff, but meanwhile the murders continue. "A Knife for the Ladies" is a recommendable effort, especially if you're into obscure and experimental 70s horror, but you'll have to accept the snail-pace, the lack of directorial style and the poorly created western setting. On the bright side, crazy-eyed Jack Elam is always a pleasure to watch and the denouement is vile and twisted in good old-fashioned Giallo tradition (albeit somewhat predictable if you look at the poster images)
    5Clay-10

    Unwashed Elam...

    A bizarre yet watchable cross between a typical oater and a slasher film, KNIFE FOR THE LADIES (or better known as "Jack The Ripper Goes West" on DVD) is actually a fairly entertaining jumble of genres, aided by the one and only Jack "One-Eye" Elam as the town sheriff, a drunken, unwashed, temperamental SOB who loves his rotgut and loves to fight, all of which is exacerbated when a clean-cut private eye comes in from the big city to help the townsfolk stop an unknown murderer bumping off the women. Although the DVD version is obviously edited of some scenes, causing the story to leave gaps as big as the one in Terry-Thomas's smile,the film moves along at a good gallop until the somewhat predictable conclusion.
    Dethcharm

    "This Has Got To Be The Work Of A Madman!"...

    In A KNIFE FOR THE LADIES, a small, old-western town is plagued by a serial-killing maniac. When the hard-drinking sheriff (Jack Elam) fails to catch the perpetrator, a private detective (Jeff Cooper) is brought in to solve the case. Unfortunately, the town roustabouts, led by the saloon owner (Gene Evans), don't want to wait that long.

    This movie is a murder mystery with heavy doses of gothic-like horror. In fact, if it had been set in Victorian England, it could have easily been a HAMMER film with the likes of Peter Cushing and Christopher Lee in the lead roles. As it stands, it's a respectable mixed genre effort. Both Cooper and Elam are believable in their roles.

    Don't miss the twist finale, and be sure to stick around for the big rock song at the end. It's a hoot!...

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    • Data de lançamento
      • maio de 1974 (Estados Unidos da América)
    • País de origem
      • Estados Unidos da América
    • Idioma
      • Inglês
    • Também conhecido como
      • Knife for the Ladies
    • Locações de filme
      • Old Tucson - 201 S. Kinney Road, Tucson, Arizona, EUA
    • Empresas de produção
      • Bryanston Pictures
      • Spangler / Jolley Productions
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      1 hora 26 minutos
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      • 1.85 : 1

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