Deadlier Than the Male

Deadlier Than the Male

For Hire: Deadly Weapons!

NR 1967 · 101 min · ★ 5.8 · Action, Comedy, Thriller

British agent Bulldog Drummond is assigned to stop a master criminal who uses beautiful women to do his killings.

Directed by Ralph Thomas · Written by Jimmy Sangster

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