The Sinister Urge

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2.6/10

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Dino Fantini in The Sinister Urge (1960)

A flunky for a porno movie ring starts murdering the smut films' lead actresses.

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A flunky for a porno movie ring starts murdering the smut films' lead actresses.A flunky for a porno movie ring starts murdering the smut films' lead actresses.A flunky for a porno movie ring starts murdering the smut films' lead actresses.

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IMDb RATING

2.6/10

1.7K

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See production info at IMDbPro

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Kenne Duncan

Lt. Matt Carson

Duke Moore

Sgt. Randy Stone
(as James 'Duke' Moore)

Jean Fontaine

Gloria Henderson

Carl Anthony

Johnny Ryde

Dino Fantini

Dirk Williams

Jeanne Willardson

Mary Smith

Harvey B. Dunn

Mr. Romaine

Reed Howes

Police Inspector

Fred Mason

Officer Kline

Vic McGee

Syndicate man

Harry Keaton

Jaffe
(as Harry Keatan)

Conrad Brooks

Connie

Vickie Baker

Kid at Diner
(uncredited)

Jean Baree

Policeman
(uncredited)

Henry Bederski

Kid at Diner
(uncredited)

Honey Bee

Kid at Diner
(uncredited)

Judy Berares

Frances
(uncredited)

Betty Boatner

Shirley
(uncredited)

Director
- Edward D. Wood Jr.
Writer
- Edward D. Wood Jr.
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Trivia
Ironically, this "pornography expose" was Edward D. Wood Jr.'s last legitimate film before delving into writing softcore pornography himself.

Goofs
Police leave the police station in a black and white 1959 Ford and arrive at the City Park in a black and white 1960 Dodge Dart.

Quotes
[Mary sees Ed Wood posters on pornographer Johnny Ride's office wall.]
Mary Smith: Are gangster and horror films all you produce?
Johnny Ryde: Those are made by friends of mine. I think you'll find my type of picture entirely different.

Connections
Edited into Sleazemania Strikes Back (1985)

Soundtracks
Synchrostings
(uncredited)
Music by Trevor Duncan

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Made great fodder for MST3K

General, bland 50s fear mongering film. This was the first Ed Wood movie I ever saw and it was only because it was an episode of Mystery Science Theatre 300. The acting was wooden and forceful and the scenery looked as if it would collapse at any second. Plot concerns a syndicate of 'smut' makers and the polices crusade against it and the woman who runs the show. The bad guys get it in the end and there is a half hearted attempt is made in showing a link between crime and porn. Watch the MST3K version. It makes the movie actually worth watching.