The Playbirds
Mary Millington joins the Blue Squad and blows her cover!
1978 · 1h 29m · R
Crime, Mystery, Thriller
Directed by
Willy Roe
Overview
In order to unmask a pathological killer who is targeting the beautiful centrefolds of Playbirds magazine, a sexy policewoman Lucy Sheridan puts her life and reputation on the line by sleeping with millionaire publisher Harry Dougan. The Chief Superintendant and Police Commissioner are keeping a close eye on her, but time is running out fast.
Director and cast
- Willy Roe Director
- Mary Millington as Sgt. Lucy Sheridan
- Glynn Edwards as Chief Superintendent Holbourne
- Gavin Campbell as Inspector Harry Morgan
- Windsor Davies as Assistant Police Commissioner
- Derren Nesbitt as Jeremy
- Alan Lake as Harry Dougan
- Dudley Sutton as Hern
- Sandra Dorne as Dougan's Secretary
- Penny Spencer as W.P.C. Andrews
More films
Running Out of Time (1999)
Action · Crime · Drama · Thriller · Not Rated
Police inspector and excellent hostage negotiator Ho Sheung-Sang finds himself in over his head when he is pulled into a 72 hour game by a cancer suffering criminal out for vengeance on Hong Kong's organized crime syndicates.
- Runtime
- 1h 33m
- Director
- Johnnie To
- Cast
- Sean Lau Ching-Wan, Andy Lau
Firetrap (2001)
Action · Crime · Thriller · R
Master burglar Max Hopper is released early after three years and soon gets an exceptional job: stealing an advanced computer-chip from the IQ Industries headquarters. His first attempt fails; when he enters in cop uniform during an emergency board meeting, a fire quickly spreads- he considers it a godsend opportunity and stays, but so...
- Runtime
- 1h 37m
- Director
- Harris Done
- Cast
- Dean Cain, Richard Tyson, Mel Harris
Number One (1973)
Crime · N/A
This raw Italian political melodrama investigates the underbelly of Rome in the early '70s, exposing drugs, crime, and sexual scandals.
- Runtime
- 1h 35m
- Director
- Gianni Buffardi
- Cast
- Renzo Montagnani, Luigi Pistilli, Claude Jade
A Man Betrayed (1941)
Comedy · Crime · Drama · Romance · APPROVED
A bucolic lawyer takes on big-city corruption, setting out to prove that an above-suspicion politician is actually a crook - all while falling in love with the politician's daughter.
- Runtime
- 1h 22m
- Director
- John H. Auer
- Cast
- John Wayne, Frances Dee, Edward Ellis
Bordertown (1935)
Crime · Drama · Approved
An ambitious Mexican-American gets mixed up with the neurotic wife of his casino boss.
- Runtime
- 1h 30m
- Director
- Archie Mayo
- Cast
- Paul Muni, Bette Davis, Margaret Lindsay
Underground (2007)
Action · Not Rated
In the UK suburbs, an underground tournament is set to challenge twelve fighters from different backgrounds to compete for the price of £500,000. They have been handpicked for a no-holds barred competition that will push each fighter to their limit. Each fighter has their own reason for competing, and each will give everything they've ...
- Runtime
- 1h 35m
- Director
- Chee Keong Cheung
- Cast
- Mark Strange, Nathan Lewis, Joey Ansah
Bodyguard: A New Beginning (2008)
Action · Drama · Thriller · R
Leung is the bodyguard of a Chinese Triad boss, Wong, to whom his loyalty is unrivaled. Living in Hong Kong, Wong requests that his bodyguard travel to the UK to protect a young British woman, whose true identity is known only by Wong himself. Even Wong's son, Yuen, is kept in the dark, which leads to a betrayal that threatens to destr...
- Runtime
- 1h 35m
- Director
- Chee Keong Cheung
- Cast
- Vincent Sze Cho-Lam, Richard Ng Yiu-Hon, Cary-Hiroyuki Tagawa
Comments
Talk about the film with other members