“The Girl in Black Stockings” (1957) starring Lex Barker, Anne Bancroft, Mamie Van Doren & John Dehner / Z-View
The Girl in Black Stockings (1957)
Director: Howard W. Koch
Screenplay: Richard Landau, based on the short story “Wanton Murder” by Peter Godfrey
Stars: Lex Barker, Anne Bancroft, Mamie Van Doren, John Dehner, Ron Randell, Marie Windsor, John Holland, Diana Van der Vlis, Richard H. Cutting, Larry Chance, Gene O’Donnell, Stuart Whitman and Dan Blocker.
Tagline: One Will Die Tonight!
The Plot…
When a party girl is found brutally murdered, Sheriff Jess Holmes (Dehner) has no shortage of suspects. They include:
- David Hewson (Barker), a LA lawyer on vacation
- Beth Dixon (Bancroft), Ed Parry’s former personal assistant
- Ed Parry (Randell), the paralyzed, wheelchair-bound lodge owner
- Julia Parry (Windsor), Ed’s sister and caretaker
- Norman Grant (Holland), a once-famous actor hoping for a comeback
- Harriett Ames (Van Doren), Norman Grant’s much younger lady friend
- Joseph Felton (O’Donnell), a guest who just recently arrived at the lodge
- Joe (Chance), an employee of the lodge
Sheriff Holmes has his hands full. More will die before the murderer is revealed!
Thoughts (beware of spoilers)…
The Girl in Black Stockings was filmed on location at the Parry Lodge in Kanab, Utah.
Top-billed Lex Barker played Tarzan in five movies prior to making this.
Anne Bancroft would go on to be nominated for an Academy Award as Best Actress in a Leading Role five times, winning once in 1963 for her performance in The Miracle Worker.
Stuart Whitman and Dan Blocker appear in small roles.
The Girl in Black Stockings (1957) rates 2 of 5 stars.
