The Worst Crime of All!


1h 10m 1966

Brief Synopsis

Howard Thorne is a rapist in Los Angeles: he meets women at work and at parties or he sees them walking down the street, and he follows them, terrifies them, and assaults them. He also dreams about these assaults, and he's unclear how much of what he's done is real and how much is fantasy. He ignores his heroin-using wife, Vicki, who tries everything she can think of to get his sexual attention. Howard and Vicki go separately to a costume party where she learns the full truth about his nature and where he is stalked by one of his recent victims. Individualized versions of Hell await Howard and Vicki.

Film Details

Also Known As
Mondo Keyhole, Rape! The Worst Crime of All, The Tarts
Release Date
Jan 1966
Premiere Information
Albuquerque, New Mexico, opening: 12 Oct 1966
Production Company
Horizon Productions
Distribution Company
Ajay Film Co.; Art Films International; Boxoffice International Film Distributors
Country
United States

Technical Specs

Duration
1h 10m
Color
Black and White

Synopsis

Pornographer Howard Thorne, driven to commit savage attacks on women, can no longer distinguish between fantasy and reality. His beautiful wife, Vicki, finds him impotent. After vainly attempting to arouse his ardor she turns to narcotics for solace. One day Thorne rapes a woman whose lover, The Crow, is a vicious lesbian karate expert. During a masquerade the pornographer attempts to ravish a masked guest. To his horror Thorne discovers the victim to be his wife. Fleeing the scene he is abducted by The Crow who beats him into insensibility. Upon awakening Thorne finds himself in bondage, destined to suffer endless punishment at the hands of the two lesbians. As Vicki seeks escape through drugs she discovers herself in the midst of a nightmarish orgy, conducted by Dracula on a tour of the Inferno. Thorne and Vicki succumb to their fates, losing themselves in suffering and sensuality.

Film Details

Also Known As
Mondo Keyhole, Rape! The Worst Crime of All, The Tarts
Release Date
Jan 1966
Premiere Information
Albuquerque, New Mexico, opening: 12 Oct 1966
Production Company
Horizon Productions
Distribution Company
Ajay Film Co.; Art Films International; Boxoffice International Film Distributors
Country
United States

Technical Specs

Duration
1h 10m
Color
Black and White

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Also known as: R-- ! The Worst Crime of All, Rape! The Worst Crime of All, Mondo Keyhole, The Tarts, and Mondo Key. Copyrighted as Mondo Keyhole.