The Girl in Black Stockings

The Girl in Black Stockings

She's every inch a teasing, taunting "Come-on" Blonde.

1957 · 75 min · ★ 6.1 · Crime, Drama, Mystery

Residents at a posh Utah hotel become suspects when a girl is found murdered during a pool party. Local sheriff Jess Holmes takes charge of the investigation and must discover who among the terrified guests and staff -- including bodacious vixen Harriet Ames, the hotel's bitter, crippled proprietor, visiting lawyer David Hewson and his secretary, Beth -- is the culprit, even as murders continue to take place.

Directed by Howard W. Koch · Written by Richard H. Landau

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Lex Barker David Hewson
Anne Bancroft Beth Dixon
Mamie Van Doren Harriet Ames
Ron Randell Edmund Parry
Marie Windsor Julia Parry
John Dehner Sheriff Jess Holmes
John Holland Norman Grant
Diana Van der Vlis Louise Miles
Richard H. Cutting Dr. John Aitkin
Larry Chance Indian Joe
Gene O'Donnell Joseph Felton
Gerald Frank Frankie Pierce

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