The College Girl Murders
Police try to track down a hooded serial killer who murders his victims with a combination of acid and poison gas.
Police try to track down a hooded serial killer who murders his victims with a combination of acid and poison gas.
Joachim Fuchsberger
Inspektor Higgins
Uschi Glas
Ann Portland
Grit Boettcher
Betty Falks
Siegfried Schürenberg
Sir John
Konrad Georg
Keyston
Harry Riebauer
Mark Denver
Tilly Lauenstein
Harriet Foster
Ilse Pagé
Secretary
Siegfried Rauch
Frank Keeney
Police try to track down a hooded serial killer who murders his victims with a combination of acid and poison gas.
**_It’s, um… creative_** Students at a woman’s college in England are turning up dead by poisonous gas or acid, which draws the attention of two Scotland Yard detectives. Witnesses tell of a mysterious person with a red monk robe and conical-shaped hood lurking around. What’s going on? A West German production, “The College Girl Murders” (1967) is a colorful Krimi, a crime mystery/thriller based on Edgar Wallace’s novel “The Black Abbot.” The original name is “The Monk with the Whip” (translated). It’s similar to a Giallo, but with stabs of humor revolving around the bald inspector who plays opposite the smooth, handsome one (Joachim Fuchsberger). I thought this was going to be a precursor to the slashers of the 70s-80s, but it’s more multi-dimensional with the likes of mad scientists, a James Bond-ish mastermind & weapons, a quirky 60’s score, poisonous Bibles, a red “clansman” brandishing a whip, and so on. To be expected in light of the milieu, there are several fetching females on hand, such as blonde Grit Boettcher as Betty. While I suppose it’s overall meh, it’s oddball and entertaining enough for those interested. The movie runs 1 hour, 27 minutes, and was shot at Spandau Studios and on location in West Berlin. GRADE: B-
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