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No Way to Treat a Lady (1968)

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Average Rating: 7.8/10
Reviews Counted: 9
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Release Date: Mar 20, 1968 Wide

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New York detective Moe Brummell (George Segal) is assigned to track down a serial killer who has been preying on lonely middle-aged ladies. Each of the bodies is discovered with a lipstick kiss drawn on the forehead. We know (but Brummell doesn't) that the murderer is Christopher Gill (Rod Steiger), a round-the-bend actor whose hatred for his mother has driven him to his killing spree. Gill is fond of adopting a different personality and costume with each killing (a priest, a homosexual, a

Unrated, 1 hr. 48 min.

Drama, Mystery & Suspense, Classics, Comedy

Directed By: Jack Smight

In Theaters: Mar 20, 1968 Wide

On DVD: Sep 3, 2002

Cast

Rod Steiger
Christopher Gill
Lee Remick
Kate Palmer
George Segal
Morris Brummel
Eileen Heckart
Mrs. Brummel
Murray Hamilton
Inspector Haines
Michael Dunn (I)
Mr. Kupperman
Martine Bartlett
Alma Mulloy
Barbara Baxley
Belle Poppie
Irene Dailey
Mrs. Fitts
Doris Roberts
Sylvia Poppie
Ruth White
Mrs. Himmel
Val Bisoglio
Detective Monaghan
David F. Doyle
Lieutenant Dawson
Kim August
Sadie
Tom Aheame
Father O'Brien
Sam Coppola
James Dukas
Police Artist
Joey Faye
Superintendent
Glenn Kezer
Officer
Al Nesor
Bob O'Connell
Patricia Ripley
Woman
Vincent Sardi
Zvee Scooler
Old Man
P. Jay Sidney
Medical Examiner
Burr Smidt
Detective Sergeant
Don Koll
Detective
Louis Basile
Customer
John Gerstad
Dr. Shaffer
Tony Major

Critic Reviews for No Way to Treat a Lady

All Critics (13) | Top Critics (2) | Fresh (8) | Rotten (1) | DVD (5)

Steiger is fine in tricky mystery directed by Jack Smight.

July 25, 2007 Comment

Steve Crum

Video-Reviewmaster.com

A terrific mystery thriller that's both suspenseful and human. Segal is especially winning.

October 6, 2005 Comment

Chuck O'Leary

Fantastica Daily

Amazing performance by Rod Steiger

September 29, 2005 Comment

Lori Hoffman

Atlantic City Weekly Source: Atlantic City Weekly

First-class thriller with a deliciously twisty William Goldman script and a deliciously twisted murderer.

June 19, 2003 Comment

Nell Minow

Movie Mom at Yahoo! Movies

A thoroughly enjoyable film about a pitiless serial killer of middle-aged women, that is played for laughs at the expense of the women victims.

January 1, 2000 Full Review Source: Ozus' World Movie Reviews

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This is a very strange movie, and not in a good way. Half of the time it's pretty good, though, and there are a couple of funny things that happen. The other half it's stupid and boring. This movie's just okay.

September 5, 2010