More Deadly Than the Male


60m 1961

Brief Synopsis

While vacationing in England, American Saul Coe has an affair with unhappily married Estelle LeFol. Goaded on by the woman, Saul kills her wealthy husband, Godfrey, and places his body in an abandoned blockhouse on the beach. With her husband out of the way, Estelle no longer needs Saul and rejects ...

Film Details

Release Date
Jan 1961
Premiere Information
Hartford, Connecticut, opening: 11 Jan 1961
Production Company
U. N. A.
Distribution Company
Schoenfeld Film Distributing Corp.
Country
United Kingdom
Screenplay Information
Based on the novel More Deadly Than the Male by Paul Chevalier (London, 1960).

Technical Specs

Duration
60m
Color
Color

Synopsis

While vacationing in England, American Saul Coe has an affair with unhappily married Estelle LeFol. Goaded on by the woman, Saul kills her wealthy husband, Godfrey, and places his body in an abandoned blockhouse on the beach. With her husband out of the way, Estelle no longer needs Saul and rejects him. Rita, Saul's fiancée, arrives and becomes suspicious of the strained relationship between Saul and Estelle. Knowing that the young woman is a threat to her safety, Estelle murders her. Saul comes to realize the truth about Estelle's ruthlessness and decides to kill her; during a chase along a cliff path, Estelle loses her footing and falls to her death. He carries her body to the blockhouse, where Godfrey's suspicious and vengeful mother, Ruth, suddenly appears and locks him in with the murder victims. Hysterical, Saul shoots himself.

Film Details

Release Date
Jan 1961
Premiere Information
Hartford, Connecticut, opening: 11 Jan 1961
Production Company
U. N. A.
Distribution Company
Schoenfeld Film Distributing Corp.
Country
United Kingdom
Screenplay Information
Based on the novel More Deadly Than the Male by Paul Chevalier (London, 1960).

Technical Specs

Duration
60m
Color
Color

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Released in Great Britain in 1959.