| A Touch of the Other | |
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| Directed by | Arnold L. Miller |
| Written by | Frank Wyman |
| Produced by | Leslie Berens Arnold L. Miller |
| Starring | Kenneth Cope Shirley Anne Field Hélène Françoise |
| Music by | John Hawkins |
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| Running time | 92 minutes |
| Country | United Kingdom |
| Language | English |
A Touch of the Other (also known as House of Hookers) is a 1970 British drama film directed by Arnold L. Miller and starring Hélène Françoise, Kenneth Cope and Shirley Anne Field. A London private detective finds himself the target of a gangster.
Plot
Delger sets up a private investigation service as "the man who gets things done", and finds himself involved in London's vice world, in between sleeping with his two neighbours, prostitutes Elaine and Wendy, the latter a masseuse who "can't give a man a massage without turning him on".
Cast
- Hélène Françoise as Wendy
- Kenneth Cope as Delger
- Shirley Anne Field as Elaine
- Timothy Craven as Webber
- Vasco Koulolia as Hughes
- Noel Davis as Max Ronieau
- Renny Lister as Sheila
- Sarah Kemp as Shirley (credited as Gypsie Kemp)
- Paul Stassino as Connelly
- Jon Laurimore as Det. Sgt. Masterson
- Peter Bland as Sgt. Phillips
- Vanda Godsell as Angela
- Martin Wyldeck as Traylor
Critical reception
Monthly Film Bulletin said "Ropey old private eye yarn, totally lacking in the inspiration it plainly seeks from Bogart, whose photograph adorns Delger's office wall. The nonsensical plot, based on a surface knowledge of the workings of Soho, is left open-ended, the colour processing is erratic, and the mood is constantly deadened by an excessively noisy score. In the early scenes, it seems possible that Kenneth Cope's droll patter might just save the day, but this hope has dissolved by the time a dream sequence has sent the entire cast prancing through the woods in slow motion."
References
- "A Touch of the Other". British Film Institute Collections Search. Retrieved 30 November 2023.
- "A Touch of the Other". Monthly Film Bulletin. 38 (444): 104. 1971 – via ProQuest.