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The Girl in Black Stockings (1957)
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.
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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.
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Genre:Crime, Drama, Mystery
Written By:Richard H. Landau
In Theaters:9/24/1957
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Runtime:75 minutes
Studio:Bel-Air Productions
Cast
Howard W. Koch
Director
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
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