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The Painted Smile (US title: Murder Can Be Deadly) is a 1962 British second feature thriller film directed by Lance Comfort and starring Liz Fraser, Kenneth Griffith, Peter Reynolds and Tony Wickert. It was written by Pip and Jane Baker.




Plot


Tom, a student, comes under suspicion of murder when he discovers a dead body in the flat of con artist Jo. After he touches the murder weapon, Jo convinces him it is in his interest to dispose of the body. The victim was Jo's partner in crime who has been murdered by a Soho gang boss. However, the suspicions of the police are aroused and Tom becomes the obvious suspect.




Cast


Liz Fraser as Jo Lake
Kenneth Griffith as Kleinie
Peter Reynolds as Mark
Tony Wickert as Tom
Craig Douglas as nightclub singer
Nanette Newman as Mary
Ray Smith as Glynn
David Hemmings as Roy
Harold Berens as Mikhala
Grazina Frame as Lucy
Richard McNeff as police inspector
Gerald Sim as plain clothes policeman
Rosemary Chalmers as Gloria
Mia Karam as Dawn
Terence Maidment as henchman
Bill Stevens as henchman
Lionel Ngakane as barman
Ann Wrigg as manageress




Critical reception


The Monthly Film Bulletin wrote: "Though neatly put across, the workaday script is both pretentious and none too convincing. The main interest lies in the straight performance of Liz Fraser in an unsympathetic role, and in the efficient location work at St. Pancras Station."
Kine Weekly wrote: "The picture gets quickly off the mark and, following the showmanlike night club opening, devolves into a lively battle of brains and brawn between Kleinie and the boys. Liz Fraser proves that she can act, as well as wiggle, as the far from scrupulous Jo, Tony Wickert is more than adequate as sucker Tom, Kenneth Griffith cuts a sinister figure as Kleinie, and Peter Reynolds and singer Craig Douglas score as guest artists. The chase climax is both salutary and suspenseful, and the settings are suitably varied."
The Radio Times wrote: "this dreadfully dull British B-movie makes its brief running time seem like an eternity."
Chibnall and McFarlane in The British 'B' Film call the film an "above-average melodrama."
Cinedelica called the film "engaging and without a dull moment. Good stuff."




References






External links


The Painted Smile at IMDb
The Painted Smile at the TCM Movie Database

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