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Directed by Ernest Pintoff Written by John O'Toole Initial release 12 November 1971 Music director Gary McFarland Language English language | 7.1/10 IMDb Produced by George Manasse Music by Gary McFarland Director Ernest Pintoff Distributed by The Cannon Group, Inc. | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Starring Red Buttons
Sylvia Miles
Alice Playten
Conrad Bain
Sam Waterston
Dick Anthony Williams
David Doyle Release date November 12, 1971 (1971-11-12) Cast Sam Waterston, Red Buttons, Sylvia Miles, Conrad Bain, Alice Playten Similar Red Buttons movies, Mysteries | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Who Killed Mary What's 'Er Name? (also known as Death of a Hooker) is a 1971 film starring comedian and actor Red Buttons and featuring Sylvia Miles, Conrad Bain, Alice Playten and Sam Waterston. Ernest Pintoff was the director, and Gary McFarland wrote the soundtrack music.
The plot centers around the murder of a prostitute in a crime-ridden low-income city neighborhood. Dismayed by the general indifference the police and neighbors show toward the murder, a resident who knew the prostitute sets out to do his own investigation of the case.
The film was rated PG despite the fact that it dealt with topics including prostitution and murder.
Since its original theatrical release, the film was only released on VHS (distributed by Video Gems in 1982), and is now out-of-print.