No Way to Treat a Lady (1968)
...or is it?
Christopher Gill is a psychotic killer who uses various disguises to trick and strangle his victims. Moe Brummel is a single and harassed New York City police detective who starts to get phone calls from the strangler and builds a strange alliance as a result. Kate Palmer is a swinging, hip tour guide who witnesses the strangler leaving her dead neighbor's apartment and sets her sights on the detective. Moe's live-in mother wishes her son would be a successful Jewish doctor like his big brother.
Director: Jack Smight
Genre: Comedy, Thriller
Runtime: 108 min
Release Date: March 20, 1968
Cast
- Rod Steiger - Christopher Gill
- Lee Remick - Kate Palmer
- George Segal - Morris Brummel
- Eileen Heckart - Mrs. Brummel
- Murray Hamilton - Inspector Haines
- Michael Dunn - Mr. Kupperman
- Martine Bartlett - Alma Mulloy
- Barbara Baxley - Belle Poppie
- Irene Dailey - Mrs. Fitts
- Doris Roberts - Sylvia Poppie
Screenplay
- John Gay (Screenplay)
- William Goldman (Novel)
Music: Stanley Myers, Andrew Belling
Cinematography: Jack Priestley
Editing: Archie Marshek
Production: Paramount Pictures
Country: United States of America
Language: English
Box Office: $3M
Original Language: en
Keywords
new york city, based on novel or book, detective, serial killer, cat and mouse, disguise, strangler, wig, nypd, phone call, jewish mother
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Frequently Asked Questions
- What is No Way to Treat a Lady about?
- Christopher Gill is a psychotic killer who uses various disguises to trick and strangle his victims. Moe Brummel is a single and harassed New York City police detective who starts to get phone calls from the strangler and builds a strange alliance as a result. Kate Palmer is a swinging, hip tour guide who witnesses the strangler leaving her dead neighbor's apartment and sets her sights on the detective. Moe's live-in mother wishes her son would be a successful Jewish doctor like his big brother.
- Who directed No Way to Treat a Lady?
- No Way to Treat a Lady was directed by Jack Smight.
- Who stars in No Way to Treat a Lady?
- No Way to Treat a Lady stars Rod Steiger, Lee Remick, George Segal, Eileen Heckart, Murray Hamilton, Michael Dunn.
- How long is No Way to Treat a Lady?
- No Way to Treat a Lady has a runtime of 1h 48m (108 minutes).
- What genre is No Way to Treat a Lady?
- No Way to Treat a Lady is a Comedy, Thriller film.
- How much did No Way to Treat a Lady gross?
- No Way to Treat a Lady grossed $3M worldwide.
- Where was No Way to Treat a Lady produced?
- No Way to Treat a Lady was produced in United States of America.