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Release Date: 1968

Cast: David Doyle, Lee Remick, Barbara Baxley, Doris Roberts, Michael Dunn, George Segal, Eileen Heckart, Martine Bartlett, Murray Hamilton, Rod Steiger, Irene Dailey

Categories: Movies, Comedy Thriller, Thriller, Suspense, Crime Thriller, Crime, Black Comedy, Comedy

No Way to Treat a Lady (1968) is a darkly comic thriller directed by Jack Smight, with a screenplay by John Gay adapted from William Goldman's novel of the same name. The film starred Rod Steiger, Lee Remick, George Segal and Eileen Heckart. Segal was nominated for a BAFTA for his role as Detective Moe Brummel. Rod Steiger stars as Christopher Gill, a serial killer who is fixated on his late mother, who had been an actress. Gill preys on older women who remind him of her. A costumer, he adopts various disguises, i.e. priest, policeman, plumber, hairdresser, etc., to put his victims at ease... MORE

No Way to Treat a Lady (1968) is a darkly comic thriller directed by Jack Smight, with a screenplay by John Gay adapted from William Goldman's novel of the same name. The film starred Rod Steiger, Lee Remick, George Segal and Eileen Heckart. Segal was nominated for a BAFTA for his role as Detective Moe Brummel. Rod Steiger stars as Christopher Gill, a serial killer who is fixated on his late mother, who had been an actress. Gill preys on older women who remind him of her. A costumer, he adopts various disguises, i.e. priest, policeman, plumber, hairdresser, etc., to put his victims at ease (and also avoid being identified) before strangling them and painting their lips with garish red lipstick. Gill strikes up an adversarial relationship, via telephone, with Detective Morris Brummel (George Segal), who is investigating the murders. As Brummel realizes that the killer has access to costumes, he seeks out local costume outlets, and tracks down Gill. Once he sees a portrait of Gill's mother with bright red lipstick, he knows he has his man, as he later relates, but the case is far from over. The film features a B-plot concerning Brummel's own mother (Eileen Heckart), who wants her son LESS