A Knife for the Ladies
Seen it?1974 | 86 min | Horror, Western
Monday Morning Maybeearly ratingWhy it’s a Monday Morning Maybe
With a box office flop and almost no lasting buzz, this one could be a tough watch. Keep your phone handy.
Based on critics, audiences, awards, box office and buzz. Details below.Is it for you?
- Who'll love it
- Made for horror fans. If you loved Dressed to Kill or X, start here.
- The mood
- Scary and gory.
- The pace
- Moves along nicely, at 1 hr 26 min.
- What might put you off
- Rated R: expect violence.
- Made in 1974: an older pace and style.
A mutilating knife-killer haunts the small Southwest-desert town of Mescal. Though most victims have been prostitutes, the first was none other than Travis Mescal, the only son of the town's first family. When the Sheriff proves unable to solve the case, the town leaders invite Investigator Burns to unravel the mystery.
How it earned its rating
- CriticsNot counted
Not enough reviews on record yet
- AudiencesNot counted
Not measured yet: not enough ratings
- AwardsNot counted
No major awards or nominations
- Reach & staying powerWeak
Streaming release that reached a small audience so far
- Buzz & cultural impactWeak
About 2K people sought it out in the past year, and interest is climbing
Trailer
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Cast & crew
Directed by Larry G. Spangler
- Jack ElamJarrod (Sheriff)
- Ruth RomanElizabeth
- Jeff CooperBurns
- John KelloggHollyfield
- Gene EvansHooker
- Diana EwingJenny
- Derek SandersonLute
- Jon SpanglerSeth
- Phillip AvenettiRamon
- Pat HerrerraNina